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CCFP EXAM GUIDELINES
SELECTED GUIDELINES & HELPFUL LINKS
This list is not meant to be exhaustive. Guidelines change regularly; be sure you are using the most recent guideline (may not be listed here). Feel free to suggest changes!
2022 CUA Management of ureteral calculi Guideline https://www.cua.org/system/files/Guideline-Files/7581_Guideline_Ureteral%20calculi_Online_Epub.pdf
The Toronto Consensus for the Treatment of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Adults (2016)
Gastroenterology 2016;151:51–69
https://www.cag-acg.org/images/publications/Hp_Toronto_Consensus_2016.pdf
Evaluation and medical management of the kidney stone patient (2010)
Can Urol Assoc J 2010;4(6):375-9
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2997825/
Canadian practice guidelines for surgical intra-abdominal infections
Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol 2010;21(1)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2852280/
ACG Clinical Guidelines: Diagnosis and Management of Celiac Disease (2013)
Am J Gastroenterol 2013;108:656-676
ACG Clinical Guideline: Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (2015)
Am J Gastroenterol 2015; 110:646–659
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25869391/
Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Medical Management of Nonhospitalized Ulcerative Colitis: The Toronto Consensus
Gastroenterology 2015;148:1035–1058
https://www.cag-acg.org/images/publications/cpg_toronto_consensus_on_uc_may2015.pdf
Inflammatory Bowel Disease - World Gastroenterology Organisation Global Guidelines (2015)
Advances in the management of colonic diverticulitis
CMAJ 2012;184(13):1470-1476
http://www.cmaj.ca/content/184/13/1470
TOP Alberta Guidelines - H. Pylori (2016)
https://actt.albertadoctors.org/CPGs/Pages/Helicobacter-pylori-.aspx
TOP Alberta Guidelines - Celiac Disease (2010)
https://actt.albertadoctors.org/CPGs/Pages/Celiac-Disease.aspx
GI.org Complete list of guidelines
http://gi.org/clinical-guidelines/clinical-guidelines-sortable-list/
Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) (2019)
Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology 2019; 2(1): 6–29
https://academic.oup.com/jcag/article/2/1/6/5290372
ACG and CAG Clinical Guideline: Management of Dyspepsia 2017; Vol 112: 988-1013
https://www.cag-acg.org/images/publications/CAG_CPG_Dyspepsia_AJG_Aug2017.pdf
Summary poster of Top 5 Changes in ACLS
Rhythm strip simulator - practice!
http://www.skillstat.com/tools/ecg-simulator
Highlights of the 2020 American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR and ECC
Anaphylaxis
Beta-lactam allergy in the paediatric population (2020)
Canadian Paediatric Society
https://cps.ca/en/documents/position/beta-lactam-allergy
Emergency treatment of anaphylaxis in infants and children
Canadian Paediatric Society
https://cps.ca/en/documents/position/emergency-treatment-anaphylaxis
Anaphylaxis Rule of 5
https://canadiem.org/tiny-tip-anaphylaxis-treatment/
World Allergy Organization Guidelines for the Assessment and Management of Anaphylaxis
WAO Journal 2011; 4:13–37.
http://www.waojournal.org/content/4/2/13
Management of anaphylaxis in primary care: Canadian expert consensus recommendations (2010)
Allergy. 2010 Sep;65(9):1082-92.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1398-9995.2010.02418.x/epdf
Emergency department diagnosis and treatment of anaphylaxis: a practice parameter (2014)
AAAII. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2014;113,599-608.
Food allergy
Timing of introduction of allergenic solids for infants at high risk (2019)
Canadian Paediatric Society
https://cps.ca/en/documents/position/allergenic-solids
Position statement on the testing of food-specific IgG
Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (CSACI)
https://aacijournal.biomedcentral.com/counter/pdf/10.1186/1710-1492-8-12.pdf
A Consensus Approach to the Primary Prevention of Food Allergy Through Nutrition: Guidance from the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology; American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology; and the Canadian Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology
American Academy of Allergy 9(1) 22-43
BC Guidelines - Iron Deficiency - Investigation and Mangement (2010)
Multiple other guidelines; see list at
http://bestpractice.bmj.com/best-practice/monograph/94/treatment/guidelines.html
See topics for respective diseases
Canadian clinical practice guidelines for the management of anxiety, posttraumatic stress and obsessive-compulsive disorders (2014)
BMC Psychiatry 2014, 14(Suppl 1):S1
http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-244X-14-S1-S1.pdf
Canadian Thoracic Society 2021 Guideline Update: Diagnosis and management of asthma in preschoolers, children and adults
Recognition and management of severe asthma (2017)
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY, CRITICAL CARE, AND SLEEP MEDICINE 2017, VOL. 1, NO. 4, 199–221
Adult asthma management in 1 figure - see Figure 3, Page 162
https://cts-sct.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/ASTHMA-GUIDELINE-APRIL-2012.pdf
Asthma in Preschoolers (2015)
CPS & CTS. Can Respir J 2015;22(3):135-143.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4470545/
Inhalers - Helpful summary table
Ontario Lung Association PCAP
https://hcp.lunghealth.ca/clinical-tools/ (see "Respiratory Medications Reference")
2019 GINA Asthma Guideline
https://ginasthma.org/pocket-guide-for-asthma-management-and-prevention
Canadian Thoracic Society
COVID-19: Information for Healthcare Professionals & the Respiratory Community
2020 Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Heart Rhythm Society Comprehensive Guidelines for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation
https://www.onlinecjc.ca/article/S0828-282X(20)30991-0/fulltext
Position Statement on the Management of Ventricular Tachycardia and Fibrillation in Patients With Structural Heart Disease
Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Heart Rhythm Society (2020)
https://www.onlinecjc.ca/action/showPdf?pii=S0828-282X%2820%2930326-3
SPIKES—A Six-Step Protocol for Delivering Bad News: Application to the Patient with Cancer
The Oncologist 2000;5(4):302-311.
http://theoncologist.alphamedpress.org/content/5/4/302.full
Office Crisis - see www.OfficeEmergencies.ca
DSM-5 Criteria for ADHD http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/diagnosis.html
Canadian ADHD Guidelines (2018)
https://www.caddra.ca/wp-content/uploads/CADDRA-Guidelines-4th-Edition_-Feb2018.pdf
Screening for Breast Cancer (2018)
CTFPHC Guidelines
https://canadiantaskforce.ca/guidelines/published-guidelines/breast-cancer-update/
Breast Cyst Aspiration (2012)
CFP 2012:58(11);1240.
http://www.cfp.ca/content/58/11/1240.full
Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (2008)
CFP 2008:54(12);1691-1692.
CTFPHC - http://canadiantaskforce.ca
Screening for Cervical Cancer (2013)
CTFPHC - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/185/1/35.full
Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Melanoma in Australia and New Zealand
Cancer Council Australia, Australian Cancer Network, Ministry of Health, New Zealand
2008
http://canadiantaskforce.ca/appraised-guidelines/2013-melanoma/
Recommendations on screening for breast cancer in women 40-74 years of age who are not at increased risk (2018)
Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30530611/
Recommendations on screening for colorectal cancer in primary care (2016)
Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care
https://www.cmaj.ca/content/cmaj/188/5/340.full.pdf
Canadian Urological Association recommendations on prostate cancer screening and
early diagnosis (2022)
Canadian Urological Association
https://www.cua.org/system/files/Guideline-Files/7851_v6_1.pdf
BC Guidelines - CHF (2015)
Providing a perspective on the 2007 focused update of the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association 2004 guidelines for the management of ST elevation myocardial infarction (2009)
CCS - Can J Cardiol 2009;25(1):25-32
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18191746/
2017 Comprehensive Update of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines for the Management of Heart Failure
Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 2017-11-01, Volume 33, Issue 11, Pages 1342-1433
http://www.onlinecjc.ca/article/S0828-282X(17)30973-X/abstract
2019 Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Association of Interventional Cardiology Guidelines on the Acute Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Focused Update on Regionalization and Reperfusion
Canadian Cardiovascular Society 2019; 35(2): 107-132
https://www.onlinecjc.ca/article/S0828-282X(18)31321-7/abstract
Canadian Cardiovascular Society Clinical Practice Update on the Assessment and Management of Syncope
Canadian Cardiovascular Society 2019; 36(8): 1167-1177
https://www.onlinecjc.ca/article/S0828-282X(19)31549-1/fulltext
See topics for respective diseases including 16. Chronic Pain
Guideline for opioid therapy and chronic noncancer pain
CMAJ May 2017 189(18) E659-E666
http://www.cmaj.ca/content/189/18/E659
Managing opioid use disorder in primary care (2019)
Canadian Family Physician 2019, Vol. 65, 321-330
https://www.cfp.ca/content/cfp/65/5/321.full.pdf
Treatment Optimization in Multiple Sclerosis: Canadian MS Working Group Recommendations
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences July 2020; 47(4) 437 - 455
Pharmacotherapy in patients with COPD — An update (2017)
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY, CRITICAL CARE, AND SLEEP MEDICINE 2017, VOL. 1, NO. 4, 222–241
https://cts-sct.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Pharmacotherapy-of-COPD-2017.pdf
Inhalers - PCAP Helpful summary table
https://hcp.lunghealth.ca/clinical-tools/ (see "Respiratory Medications Reference")
Pharmacologic management of COPD: Breadth of products for encouraging a breath of air
Can Fam Physician May 2016 62: 410-414
http://www.cfp.ca/content/62/5/410.full.pdf
Prevention of Acute Exacerbations of COPD (2015)
American College of Chest Physicians & Canadian Thoracic Society
http://journal.chestnet.org/article/S0012-3692(15)38941-8/pdf
Managing dyspnea in patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2011)
Canadian Thoracic Society. Can Respir J 2011;18(2).
https://cts-sct.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Managing-Dyspnea_COPD-2011.pdf
Management of COPD (2008)
Canadian Thoracic Society. Can Respir J 2008;15(Suppl A):1A-8A.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2802325/
GOLD COPD Guidelines (2018)
http://goldcopd.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/GOLD-2018-WMS.pdf
Canadian Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline on pharmacotherapy in patients with COPD (2019)
Canadian Journal of Respiratory, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine
https://cts-sct.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/CTS-COPD-Rx-2019-Guideline_Final.pdf
CAEP Position Statement: Emergency department management of people with opioid use disorder CJEM2020:1–4
2021 Guidance in Authorizing Cannabis Products Within Primary Care (CFPC) https://www.cfpc.ca/CFPC/media/PDF/CFPC-Guidance-in-Cannabis-Within-Primary-Care.pdf
SOGC Pandemic contraception guidelines
Canadian Contraception Consensus parts 1-4 (2015-2016)
Part 1: J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2015;37(10):936–938 http://www.jogc.com/article/S1701-2163(16)30033-0/pdf
Part 2: J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2015;37(11):1033–1035
http://www.jogc.com/article/S1701-2163(16)30054-8/pdf
Part 3: J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2016;38(3):279-300
http://www.jogc.com/article/S1701-2163(15)00025-0/pdf
SHARC-FM - Contraception
https://sites.google.com/site/sharcfm/contraception-clinical-card
SOGC Emergency Contraception Guidelines
SOGC - J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2012;34(9):870–878
https://www.jogc.com/article/S1701-2163(16)35387-7/fulltext
Vasectomy
CUA - Can Urol Assoc J 2016; 10(7-8):E274-8
Cough Toolkit. Canadian Thoracic Society (2012)
https://cts-sct.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Cough.pdf
Inhalers - PCAP Helpful summary table
https://hcp.lunghealth.ca/clinical-tools/ (see "Respiratory Medications Reference")
Canadian Guidelines
Depression Guidelines (2016)
CANMAT
https://www.canmat.org/2019/03/17/2016-depression-guidelines/
Bipolar Guidelines (2018)
CANMAT
https://www.canmat.org/2019/03/27/2018-bipolar-guidelines/
Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT)
and International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD) 2018
guidelines for the management of patients with bipolar disorder
Bipolar Disord. 2018 Mar; 20(2): 97–170
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5947163/pdf/BDI-20-97.pdf
BC Guidelines
Major Depressive Disorder in Adults - Diagnosis and Management
Anxiety and Depression in Children and Youth - Diagnosis and Treatment
"Substance Abuse" - Rationale for changes to the diagnostic term and diagnostic criteria
http://www.dsm5.org/Documents/Substance%20Use%20Disorder%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf
Substance Use Disorder DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria
https://www.verywellmind.com/dsm-5-criteria-for-substance-use-disorders-21926
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (2012)
Simplified guideline for prescribing medical cannabinoids in primary care
Canadian Family Physician 2018; 64(2): 111-120
See 9. Bad News
Canadian
Croup in children 2013
Review Article – CMAJ 2013:185(15);1317-1323 http://www.cmaj.ca/content/185/15/1317.full
Acute management of croup in the emergency department (2017)
Paediatr Child Health 22(3):166-169 (2017) https://www.cps.ca/en/documents/position/acute-management-of-croup
Diagnosis and management of iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis: clinical practice guideline
Interdisciplinary Expert Panel on Iliofemoral Deep Vein Thrombosis (InterEPID)
https://www.cmaj.ca/content/cmaj/187/17/1288.full.pdf
Thrombosis Canada: DVT Diagnosis “Clinical Guide” (2021)
Thrombosis Canada: DVT Treatment “Clinical Guide” (2021)
Orthopedic thrombophylaxis guidelines (2015)
Pregnancy thrombphylaxis guidelines (2015)
Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis, 9th ed, section on Diagnosis of DVT
American College of Chest Physicians Guidelines (2012)
Chest. 2012;141(2_suppl)
http://journal.chestnet.org/article/S0012-3692(12)60731-4/fulltext
VTE in Pregnancy (SOGC 2014)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24927193/
VTE in IBD (CAG 2014)
(Based on the 2012 CHEST guidelines)
Gastroenterology. 2014 Mar;146(3):835-848.e6.
http://www.gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-5085(14)00101-2/abstract
See topics for respective diseases
Canadian Guidelines:
Recommendations of the 5th Canadian Consensus Conference on the diagnosis and treatment of dementia https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/alz.12105
Endorses the 2011 NIA-AA criteria for MCI & Dementia from
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21514250
CMA Code of Ethics
https://www.cma.ca/cma-code-ethics-and-professionalism
CTFPHC Recommendations on screening for cognitive impairment
in older adults (Nov 2015)
http://www.cmaj.ca/content/early/2015/11/30/cmaj.141165.full.pdf
Recommendations of the 5th Canadian Consensus Conference on the diagnosis and treatment of dementia
Ismail Z, Black SE, Camicioli R, et al. Alzheimer’s Dement. 2020;16:1182–1195.
https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/alz.12105
See 19. Counselling
Excerpt from the Canadian Ophthalmological Society evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for the management of diabetic retinopathy
Can J Ophthalmol. 52(S1), 2017.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0008418217310475
Canadian Diabetes Association 2021 Guidelines
https://guidelines.diabetes.ca/
Insulin prescription checklist
CFP 2015; 61(5); 445-447
http://www.cfp.ca/content/61/5/445.full.pdf
BC Guidelines
Diabetes Care (2015)
http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/practitioner-professional-resources/bc-guidelines/diabetes
IDSA Guidelines
Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetic Foot Infections (2012)
Clin Infect Dis. (2012) 54 (12): e132-e173.
http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/54/12/e132.full.pdf
Diabetes in Pregnancy (2016)
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2016;38(7):667-679
http://www.jogc.com/article/S1701-2163(16)39087-9/pdf
Position Statement on Recreational Cannabis Use in Adults and Adolescents With Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes (2019)
Diabetes Canada
https://www.canadianjournalofdiabetes.com/article/S1499-2671(19)30308-9/pdf
Position Statement for People With Types 1 and 2 Diabetes Who Fast During Ramadan
Diabetes Canada
https://www.canadianjournalofdiabetes.com/article/S1499-2671(18)30265-X/pdf
Clinical Practice Guide- lines for the Prevention and Management of Diabetes in Canada (2018)
Diabetes Canada
http://guidelines.diabetes.ca/docs/CPG-2018-full-EN.pdf
Deprescribing antihyperglycemic agents in older persons: Evidence-based clinical practice guideline (2017)
https://www.cfp.ca/content/cfp/63/11/832.full.pdf
ROME IV
https://theromefoundation.org/rome-iv/rome-iv-criteria/
Guidelines for the investigation of chronic diarrhoea in adults: British Society of Gastroenterology, 3rd edition
Gut 2018;67(8):1380-1399
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29653941
Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clostridium difficile Infection in Adults and Children: 2017 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) https://www.idsociety.org/practice-guideline/clostridium-difficile/
CPSO Recommendations on ending physician / patient relationship
CANMAT task force recommendations for the management of patients with mood disorders and comorbid personality disorders (2012)
Annals Of Clinical Psychiatry 2012;24(2):163-9
See topics for respective diseases
The Clinical Differentiation of Cerebellar Infarction from Common Vertigo Syndromes
West J Emerg Med. 2009 Nov; 10(4): 273–277.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2791733/
Initial Evaluation of Vertigo
Am Fam Physician. 2006 Jan 15;73(2):244-251.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/2006/0115/p244.html
HINTS+ exam
HI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EBwtckFfTo N: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rHNappbYtE TS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgqCXef-qPs
+: Plus hearing loss
Vertigo/dizziness as a Drugs’ adverse reaction
J Pharmacol Pharmacother. 2013 Dec; 4(Suppl1): S104–S109.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3853661/
Establishing a diagnosis of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo through the dix-hallpike and side-lying maneuvers: a critically appraised topic.
Neurologist. 2008 May;14(3):201-4.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18469678
Does my dizzy patient have a stroke? A systematic review
of bedside diagnosis in acute vestibular syndrome
CMAJ 2011:183(9);E571-E592.
Canada
Intimate Partner Violence (2005)
SOGC - J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2005;27(4):365–388
https://www.sexandu.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/157E-CPG-April2005.pdf
Canadian Task Force 2013 review of US Screening Guidelines (which do recommend screening) and their applicability here https://canadiantaskforce.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/2013-domestic-abuse-en.pdf
See 1. Abdominal Pain
Canadian
Management of Recurrent UTI (2010)
SOGC - J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2010;32(11):1082–1090
https://www.jogc.com/article/S1701-2163(16)34717-X/pdf
CPS UTI in Children (2014)
CPS - Paediatr Child Health 2014;19(6):315-19
http://www.cps.ca/documents/position/urinary-tract-infections-in-children
IDSA
Uncomplicated UTI (2011)
IDSA - Clin Infect Dis 2011;52(5):e103–e120
http://cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/52/5/e103.full.pdf
Recurrent Uncomplicated UTI in Women (2019)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31042112/
No. 397 – Conservative Care of Urinary Incontinence in Women
JOGC 2019; 42(4)
Canadian Guidelines
Management of acute otitis media 2016
CPS - Paediatr Child Health 2016;21(1):39-44
http://www.cps.ca/documents/position/acute-otitis-media
Acute otitis externa 2018
CPS - Paediatr Child Health 2013;18(2):96-98
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24421666/
Relevant Articles
Update on AOM in children < 2 2011
Canadian Family Physician Journal
http://www.cfp.ca/content/57/11/1283.full
The Diagnosis and Management of AOM 2013
Pediatrics
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/131/3/e964.full
Provincial Guidelines - Alberta 2015
https://actt.albertadoctors.org/CPGs/Pages/Acute-Otitis-Media.aspx
Otovent ventilatoin device article http://www.cmaj.ca/content/187/13/961.full
ENT Canada information sheet - myringotomy tube
Family-based treatment of children and adolescents with anorexia nervosa:
Guidelines for the community physician
CPS - Pediatr Child Health 2010;15(1):31-5
http://www.cps.ca/documents/position/anorexia-nervosa-family-based-treatment
Guideline Watch: Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Eating Disorders, 3rd ed (APA 2012)
Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Eating Disorders (AACAP 2015)
http://www.jaacap.com/article/S0890-8567(15)00070-2/pdf
Clinical Practice Guidelines for the BC Eating Disorders Continuum of Services (2012)
Canadian practice guidelines for the treatment of children and adolescents with eating disorders
Couturieret al. Journal of Eating Disorders (2020) 8:4
Colon Ca: Can J Gastroenterol 2010:24(12);705-714.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21165377
Cognitive Impairment: CMAJ 2015 (Early Release)
www.cmaj.ca/content/early/2015/11/30/cmaj.141165.full.pdf
Dementia: Can Geriatr J 2012:15(4);120-126.
www.alzheimer.ca/~/media/Files/national/For-HCP/for_hcp_recos_CCCDTD4_en.ashx
Deprescribing:
Deprescribing proton pump inhibitors Evidence-based clinical practice guideline
Canadian Family Physician May 2017, 63 (5) 354-364
http://www.cfp.ca/content/63/5/354
Deprescribing antipsychotics for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia and insomnia - Evidence-based clinical practice guideline
Canadian Family Physician January 2018, 64 (1) 17-27
http://www.cfp.ca/content/cfp/64/1/17.full.pdf
Depression: Journal of Affective Disorders 117 (2009) S1–S2
https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-affective-disorders/vol/117/suppl/S1
Diabetes: J Diabetes 2013;37(suppl 1):S1-S212. (Chapter 37)
Falls: CMAJ 2009;181:815-20
http://www.cmaj.ca/content/181/11/815
Frailty in Older Adults – Early Identification and Management (2017)
BC Guidelines
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/health/practitioner-pro/bc-guidelines/frailty-full_guideline.pdf
Glaucoma: Can J Ophthalmol 2009;44(Suppl 1),S1-S93.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19492005
HTN: Canadian Journal of Cardiology 2015:31;549-568.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25936483?dopt=Abstract
Immunization: PHAC. Canadian Immunization Guide.
https://ipac-canada.org/immunization-resources-2
Osteoporosis: CMAJ 2010;182(17),1864-73
http://www.cmaj.ca/content/182/17/1864.full
Pap: CMAJ 2013:185(1);35-45.
http://www.cmaj.ca/content/185/1/35
Prostate: Can Urol Assoc J. 2011 August; 5(4): 235–240
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3147035/
CTFPHC - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/186/16/1225
STOPP: BMC Geriatrics 2009, 9:5
http://bmcgeriatr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2318-9-5
Vision: Ann Intern Med. 2009;151:37-43, W10
Visual acuity: Can J Ophthalmol 2007;42(1),39-45
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17361239
Visual Acuity: CMAJ May 14, 2018 190 (19) E588-E594
https://canadiantaskforce.ca/guidelines/published-guidelines/impaired-vision/
Acuity
Cdn Ophthalmology Society 2007 (not medical guidelines)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17361239/
Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Adults ages 65 years and older:
An Integration of Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Sleep
See topics for respective diseases
Recent insights into 3 underrecognized conditions Myalgic encephalomyelitis–chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and environmental sensitivities–multiple chemical sensitivity
Canadian Family Physician June 2018, 64 (6) 413-415
http://www.cfp.ca/content/64/6/413
2015 IOM diagnostic criteria for CFS/SEID
https://www.cdc.gov/me-cfs/healthcare-providers/diagnosis/iom-2015-diagnostic-criteria.html
Top 10 differential diagnoses in family medicine: Fatigue May 2007; Vol 53; 892
Canadian
Fever in returning traveler (2011) CATMAT
USA
Management of neonates with suspected or proven early-onset bacterial sepsis
Peds 2012;129:1006–1015
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22547779
Infective Endocarditis in Adults: Diagnosis, Antimicrobial Therapy, and Management of Complications (2015)
AHA (Endorsed by IDSA). Circulation. 2015; 132: 1435-1486
http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/132/15/1435.full.pdf+html
International Guidelines for Management of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock (2012)
SSC (Endorsed by IDSA) Critical Care Medicine 2013;41:580-637
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23353941/
Ottawa Ankle Rules AND Exclusion Criteria
https://www.physio-pedia.com/Ottawa_Ankle_Rules
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2938320/
Ottawa Knee Rule
https://www.physio-pedia.com/Ottawa_Knee_Rules
Canadian C-Spine
International Consensus Recommendations on the Management of Patients With Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding (2010).
Ann Intern Med. 2010;152(2):101-113.
See guidelines for respective topics
See 19. Counselling
Guideline for primary care management of headache in adults
CFP2015;61:670-9
New Pharmacologic Standard of Care for Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction (2021)
Canadian Cardiovascular Society
https://www.onlinecjc.ca/action/showPdf?pii=S0828-282X%2821%2900055-6
2021 CCS/CHFS Heart Failure Guidelines Update https://www.onlinecjc.ca/article/S0828-282X(21)00055-6/fulltext
Diagnosis and management of hemochromatosis: 2011 Practice Guideline by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
Journal of Hepatology, Vol. 54, No. 1, 2011
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hep.24330/full
Canadian Guidelines
Management of chronic hepatitis B (2012)
Can J Gastroenterol 2012:26(12).
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3551569/pdf/cjg26917.pdf
The management of chronic hepatitis C: 2018 guideline update from the Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver
CMAJ June 04, 2018 190 (22) E677-E687
http://www.cmaj.ca/content/cmaj/190/22/E677.full.pdf
An update on the management of chronic hepatitis C (2015)
Can J Gastroenterol 2015:29(1).
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25585348/
Diagnosis and Management of Hepatitis C
Am Fam Physician. 2015;91(12):835-842.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/0615/p835.html
Management of Hepatitis B Virus Infection: 2018 Guidelines from the Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver and Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada
2018;1(4):156-217
https://canlivj.utpjournals.press/doi/full/10.3138/canlivj.2018-0008
2021 CCS Guidelines for the Management of Dyslipidemia for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults
https://www.onlinecjc.ca/article/S0828-282X(21)00165-3/fulltext Prevention and management of cardiovascular disease in primary care (2015) Can Fam Physician 2015;61:857-67 http://www.cfp.ca/content/61/10/857.full
“Best Science Medicine” Podcast - CVD risk calculator
http://chd.bestsciencemedicine.com/calc2.html
PROVE-IT Trial
N Engl J Med 2004; 350:1495-1504
Canadian Cardiovascular Society 2022 Guidelines on Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) https://www.onlinecjc.ca/action/showPdf?pii=S0828-282X%2822%2900156-8
SPRINT Trial
N Engl J Med 2015; 373:2103-2116
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1511939
Hypertension Canada Guidelines
Hypertension Canada’s 2020 Evidence Review and Guidelines for the Management of Resistant Hypertension
Canadian Journal of Cardiology 36 (2020) 625-634
https://www.onlinecjc.ca/action/showPdf?pii=S0828-282X%2820%2930188-4
Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Thoracic Society Position Statement on Pulmonary Hypertension
Canadian Journal of Cardiology 36 (2020) 977-992
https://cts-sct.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/FINAL_CCS_CTS-PAH-Statement-July-2020.pdf
Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Thoracic Society Position Statement on Pulmonary Hypertension
Canadian Cardiovascular Society
https://www.onlinecjc.ca/action/showPdf?pii=S0828-282X%2820%2930267-1
Hypertension Canada’s 2018 Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension in Pregnancy
Hypertension Canada
Evidence-based clincal guidelines for immigrants and refugees
CMAJ 2010:183(12)E824
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20530168/
Caring for refugees and newcomers in the post–COVID-19 era
