CCFP Topic: Trauma – Part 1

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), more than nine people die every minute from injuries or violence. A total of 5.8 million people of all ages and economic groups die every year from unintentional injuries and violence. The burden of injury accounts for 18% of the world’sContinue reading “CCFP Topic: Trauma – Part 1”

CCFP Topic: Exam Tips – 2023 Update

Join us again for a 2023 update with the CCFP Exam Gurus: Dr Paul Dhillon & Dr Simon Moore of The Review Course fame. Use the code ‘GENEREHLIST’ when registering for The Review Course to receive $100 off for both the Spring and Summer 2024 Courses!

CCFP 105 Topics: Osteoporosis

Check also the CCFP 105 Topics: Periodic Health Assessment Part One and Two episodes.   So, first things first: Who should be assessed for osteoporosis and fracture risk?   There are three categories: We know who, let’s see „How?”

CCFP Topic: Low Back Pain

Case Amanda is a 32 year old Search and Rescue Technician with the Royal Canadian Airforce based out of Canadian Forces Base – Comox here on the island. Two days ago, she was on a mission med-evacing a patient from a fishing vessel of the coast. She and her fellow SAR – Tech were ableContinue reading “CCFP Topic: Low Back Pain”

CCFP Topic: Lacerations

Lacerations come in many shapes and flavours – big ones, little ones, simple ones, dirty ones, bloody ones, complicated ones – . . .you get it. As family physicians we tend to encounter accidental lacerations (as opposed to incisions of our own making) most often in emergency medicine or urgent care, but we will alsoContinue reading “CCFP Topic: Lacerations”

CCFP Topics: Joint Disorders – Part One

Written By: Sarah Vincent (PGY1 FM, Memorial University) and Kelly Mitchelmore (also PGY1 FM, Memorial University) Expert Review By: Dr Sean Hamilton, Head of Rheumatology for Eastern Health in St Johns Newfoundland. Objectives 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 will be covered with a case OBJECTIVE 1 In a patient presenting with joint pain, distinguishContinue reading “CCFP Topics: Joint Disorders – Part One”