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Urgent or elective? Four things to know about the new Prostate Referral guidelines

Dr Simon Moore MD CCFP

Dec 14, 20152 min read

Urgent or elective? Four things to know about the new Prostate Referral guidelines

What do you do for a patient with a prostate nodule? What if his PSA is reassuringly low? Should you even order a PSA in the first place?...

Dr. Simon Moore MD CCFP

Dec 14, 20151 min read

SPECIAL HOLIDAY ANNOUNCEMENT

SPECIAL HOLIDAY RATE ON NOW!! We're thrilled that we have a chance to give back to residents, since we were recently residents ourselves....

HOW TO: Get bonus points on your addictions history (3 of 3)

Dr Simon Moore MD CCFP

Dec 6, 20152 min read

HOW TO: Get bonus points on your addictions history (3 of 3)

This is the final part of a 3-part series to help you prepare for exam questions on addictive disorders (see our archives at...

HOW TO: Get bonus points on your addictions history (2 of 3)

Dr Simon Moore MD CCFP

Nov 18, 20152 min read

HOW TO: Get bonus points on your addictions history (2 of 3)

What does the above picture of a businessperson have to do with the substance use history? Check out our Pearls For Practice at the end...

SPECIAL FREE GIFT: Going to the Family Medicine Forum?

Dr Simon Moore MD CCFP

Nov 12, 20151 min read

SPECIAL FREE GIFT: Going to the Family Medicine Forum?

The Review Course will be at the 2015 Family Medicine Forum in Toronto, and we've got a special gift for you if you're going! As recent...

(UPDATED) HOW TO: Get bonus points on your addictions history (1 of 3)

Dr Simon Moore MD CCFP

Nov 1, 20152 min read

(UPDATED) HOW TO: Get bonus points on your addictions history (1 of 3)

We know not every resident gets comprehensive training on substance use or addictions medicine, but it's fair game for the exam and you...

HEADSS Up! 6 Topics you need to cover in your child / adolescent interview

Dr. Paul Dhillon MB BCh CCFP

Oct 22, 20153 min read

HEADSS Up! 6 Topics you need to cover in your child / adolescent interview

Only 175 Days until the SPRING 2016 Family Medicine Certification Exam! Are you registered for The Review Course? I remember the first...

T/F QUIZ: 5 Questions about Bell's Palsy guidelines

Dr Simon Moore MD CCFP

Oct 8, 20152 min read

T/F QUIZ: 5 Questions about Bell's Palsy guidelines

Canada now has its first-ever guideline on Bell’s Palsy, which was published in CMAJ in 2014. Like any national guideline, it’s helpful...

Dr Simon Moore MD CCFP

Sep 30, 20152 min read

Five Things Not to Miss: Limb Injury

Don't miss: Abnormal Vitals Missed abnormal vital signs are a huge source of liability. When working in ER always either circle the...

So your next exam question is about a recent immigrant... 3 things to know

Dr Simon Moore MD CCFP

Sep 22, 20152 min read

So your next exam question is about a recent immigrant... 3 things to know

In case you work in a practice with very little ethnic diversity (like some places in Canada that I have lived), you may not be...

Don't Forget to Study This Topic: Disability

Dr Paul Dhillon MB BCh CCFP

Sep 6, 20152 min read

Don't Forget to Study This Topic: Disability

There are a few areas in exam study that really cut across all of the ‘traditional’ medical topics that you might spend time studying for...

Memory aids for new stroke recommendations

Dr Paul Dhillon MB BCh CCFP

Aug 24, 20153 min read

Memory aids for new stroke recommendations

Stroke is something that you will come across acutely in your practice whether you are working in a rural Emergency Department or dealing...

Turn clinical encounters into study sessions

Dr. Simon Moore MD CCFP

Aug 12, 20153 min read

Turn clinical encounters into study sessions

Here are two questions I wish I asked more often when I was a resident. By asking these questions you can turn every patient encounter...

Dr Emma Galloway MD CCFP

Jul 29, 20152 min read

Menopause: The Pause That Refreshes?

EXAM STUDY TIPS If ever there was a time to remember The Review Course tip that Management = More than Medication it’s the management of...

Dr Paul Dhillon MBBCH CCFP

Jul 20, 20153 min read

Don't let Depression get you down

EXAM STUDY TIPS An exam patient presents with classic symptoms of dysthymia. Her symptoms take up most of the day, on most days, for at...

Dr Simon Moore MD CCFP

Jul 6, 20153 min read

Don’t let Dizziness make your head spin

EXAM STUDY TIPS – DIZZINESS Dizziness can be an overwhelming and broad topic to study for, let alone in clinical practice – where do you...

The Dirty Secret: Diarrheal illnesses – What’s the Diff?

Dr Paul Dhillon MBBCH CCFP

Jun 27, 20153 min read

The Dirty Secret: Diarrheal illnesses – What’s the Diff?

The Merriam Webster dictionary defines diarrhea as an illness that causes you to pass waste from your body very frequently and in liquid...

Dr Simon Moore MD CCFP

Jun 21, 20152 min read

Don’t Let Dyspepsia Turn Your Stomach

EXAM STUDY TIPS One of the most common questions we get from residents interested in The Review Course is, “How are you going to teach...

Don't let the exam break you: Osteoporosis

Dr Simon Moore MD CCFP

Jun 15, 20153 min read

Don't let the exam break you: Osteoporosis

EXAM STUDY TIPS If you’re asked on the Family Medicine exam how you’d manage a patient with osteoporosis, don’t forget to include all of...

Dr. Emma Galloway MD CCFP

Jun 9, 20152 min read

Infertility

EXAM STUDY TIP Approaches will save your bacon. Mnemonics can be great, but they’re not always easy to remember. Is pancreatitis...

What are The OTHER 105 Topics?

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