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In this episode of In the Clinic, Mike and Jess invite back Dr. Jennifer Young. The team discusses Brea Salter, a 4-year old girl presenting with wheezing.
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In episode 592, Mike and James invite Jennifer Young back to the podcast to review the evidence around the use of antidepressants in the challenging pain condition of fibromyalgia. We find there is an effect but, if you are going to help people make decisions, what you really need to know are the numbers for the benefits and harms around the use of these medications. We give you those, so have a listen.
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In episode 591, Mike and James invite Samantha Moe back to the podcast to review the evidence for using testosterone in older men. We talk about the impact testosterone supplementation has on sexual function, strength, fatigue, cognition, quality of life, and harms. There are 16 systematic reviews so we do have pretty good evidence – have a listen and see what the evidence says about what testosterone supplementation might do or not do.
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1) Tools for Practice
Testosterone supplementation for cis-gender men: Let’s (andro-)pause for a moment -
In this episode of In the Clinic, Mike and Jess invite back Dr. Jennifer Young. The team discusses Sissy Hayes, a 38 year old patient who thinks she has a urinary tract infection.
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In this episode of In the Clinic, Mike and Jess invite back Dr. Émélie Braschi. The team discusses Dixie Brittle, an elderly patient who is worried about fractures.
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In episode 590, Mike and James talk in a PREMIUM way about a new trial that looked at the question, does depression screening provide any benefit in primary care? We also go over a case-finding publication on screening for asthma/COPD. At the end we look at, does implementing guideline care improve outcomes for CKD?
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In episode 589, Mike and James invite Jennifer Young back to the podcast again to talk about a topic that Mike absolutely loves – Vitamin D for everyone. Tune in to hear about all the latest, and the older, evidence. Do you agree we should remove the question mark from the podcast title?
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Vitamin D and Fracture Prevention: Not what it’s cracked up to be? -
In episode 588, Mike and James invite Émélie Braschi back to the podcast to discuss another tricky area – insulin in type 2 diabetes and how to use it. Do we need to give it once a day, twice a day or maybe no times a day? Tune in to hear about all the evidence.
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In this episode of In the Clinic, Mike and Jess are joined by Mike Kolber, family physician from Peace River, Alberta. The team discusses Michelle Reblok - a 25 year old patient who presents with stomach problems - and works through the differential diagnosis.
To claim Mainpro+ credits, click here: https://cfpclearn.ca/podcast/in-the-clinic-episode-29-stomach-problems/
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Mike, Jess and Jennifer follow up with Farrah Lo, a 27 year old patient, who was diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia in an earlier podcast. Today, the team discusses the management of heavy menstrual bleeding.
Did you miss Farrah's original visit? Tune into episode #13: https://open.spotify.com/episode/366me3xA7wkZYEWS9ANynE?si=5a2b105167214a29
To claim your Mainpro+ credit, click here: https://cfpclearn.ca/podcast/in-the-clinic-episode-28-heavy-menstrual-bleeding/
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In episode 587, Mike and James invite Adrienne Lindblad back to the podcast to go over all the evidence we have for the oral GLP-1 weight loss medications. You know you are going to get lots of questions about these medications so tune in to find out all the numbers around the benefit and potential harms – and cost.
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Mission Slimpossible Part 2: Oral GLP-1 agonists for weight loss -
In episode 585, Mike and James invite Émélie Braschi back to the podcast to talk about the tricky issue of how to deal with a potential penicillin allergy. Believe it or not there are a couple of RCTs looking at this issue. These two trials compared oral challenge alone to skin testing followed (if negative) by oral challenge. The results may allow you to change your practice in a good way. Tune in and find out why.
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It’s time to challenge penicillin allergy labels! -
In episode 585, Mike and James finally get back to being PREMIUM. We review the REDUCE-AMI trial which tried to answer the question – do you need to use a beta-blocker after an MI if there is preserved ejection fraction? We also review a COPD trial that shows integrating respiratory specialists in primary care improves guideline adherence. However, the interesting finding is what happens to the quality-of-life change and hospitalizations. The results of both of these trials may surprise you.
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1) REDUCE-AMI- Beta-Blockers after Myocardial Infarction and Preserved Ejection Fraction
N Engl J Med 2024;390:1372-13812) Cluster randomised controlled trial of specialist-led integrated COPD care (INTEGR COPD)
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In episode 584, Mike and James invite Tina Korownyk back to the podcast to talk about the evidence for amyloid-targeting monoclonal antibodies in mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer’s dementia. Unfortunately, the evidence shows these medications don’t seem to have a clinically important effect and do have some harms. Have a listen as we give you all the numbers so you will be able to properly discuss these medications with your patients.
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Mike, Jess and Émélie follow up with Charlotte McLeod, a 50 year old patient, who originally presented to the clinic with diabetes. Today, the team discusses the management of Charlotte's blood pressure in the context of diabetes.
Did you miss Charlotte's original visit? Tune into episode #12: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1F1eZobKKIKTswqYGy9C2c?si=22fa6e6f8a9041e1.
To claim your Mainpro+ credit, please click on this link: https://cfpclearn.ca/podcast/in-the-clinic-episode-27-managing-hypertension-in-diabetes/
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Mike, Jess and Émélie discuss Ms. Ottie Stone, a 35 year old patient who presents with dizziness. Today's podcast will discuss the diagnosis and management of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.
To claim your Mainpro+ credit on CFPCLearn, click here: https://cfpclearn.ca/?post_type=podcast&p=13750&preview=true
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In episode 583, Mike and James continue to go over the issues associated with using CVD risk calculators. We talk about some of the limitations, how to think about the results and explain the risks and benefits to patients.
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PEER Simplified Cardiovascular Decision AidIncorporation of Shared Decision-Making in International Cardiovascular Guidelines, 2012-2022
JAMA Network Open. 2023;6(9):e2332793. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.32793Lipid levels in patients hospitalized with coronary artery disease: an analysis of 136,905 hospitalizations in Get With The Guidelines
Am Heart J 2009;157:111-7.e2Agreement among cardiovascular disease risk calculators
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In episode 582, Mike and James go over the issues associated with using CVD risk calculators. We talk about where the numbers come from, what they mean, what their limitations are, how to think about them and how to use them. So have a listen as it may decrease your risk but it will definitely increase your understanding.
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1) PEER Simplified Cardiovascular Decision Aid
https://decisionaid.ca/cvd/2) Incorporation of Shared Decision-Making in International Cardiovascular Guidelines, 2012-2022
JAMA Network Open. 2023;6(9):e2332793. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.327933) Lipid levels in patients hospitalized with coronary artery disease: an analysis of 136,905 hospitalizations in Get With The Guidelines
Am Heart J 2009;157:111-7.e24) Agreement among cardiovascular disease risk calculators
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In episode 581, Mike and James invite Mike Kolber back to the podcast for the umpteenth time – this time we talk about a topic we haven’t discussed before – acute diverticulitis. Historically, if a person has diverticulitis they were given antibiotics BUT do they really do anything? We look at all the evidence and the results may surprise you.
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Antibiotics or no antibiotics for acute diverticulitis, that is the question! - Näytä enemmän
