I rarely considered measles as a differential diagnosis in patients presenting with a febrile illness with cough and cold symptoms. Now, I do. Similarly, my vaccine review did not necessarily include ...

Disclosures: No disclosures relevant to this publication. Received peer and non-peer-reviewed funding for clinical studies of Helicobacter infection in the past. Received speaker fees and member of ...

Heart failure is the third leading cause of hospitalization in Canada and leads to readmission in 1 in 5 patients within 30 days after discharge. Iron deficiency (with or without anemia) is an ...

WHO observes July 28th as World Hepatitis Day and aims to eliminate Hepatitis B and C by 2030. The Pan-Canadian Sexually Transmitted and Blood-Borne Infections (STBBI) Framework for Action released in ...

Acknowledgments: I would like to thank Dr. Lisa Erlanger, Dr. Maya Rosenkrantz, Maria Oswald, Andrew Brown, and Ljuba Pavlovich for their helpful edits and suggestions. Medical school taught me that ...

Dr. David Wilson’s disclosures: Has received payments from ICBC for providing input into their new concussion management strategy. Former member of the BC Guideline Protocol Advisory Committee (GPAC).

We provide compassionate care to marginalized and complex patients with multiple comorbidities, unexplained multi-system complaints, and those with chronic pain, addictions, and mental health issues.

Disclosures and mitigating statements: Dr. Ko: Intercept Pharmaceuticals: Advisory board/speaker honoraria/clinical investigator. Mitigating potential bias: no relevant disclosures for this article.

Disclosures: Received an honorarium from Bayer for a speaking at CME events on IUDs. No conflict of interest. Mitigating potential bias: Only published trials are included. Up until recently, pain ...

Medical school taught me that “obesity” is a cause of morbidity and mortality, and that weight loss is its cure. I recorded patients’ BMIs and counselled them on weight-loss strategies, believing that ...

Most internal medicine practitioners, leaners and attendings alike, include “code status” as an issue on an in-patient’s problem list. Often “not addressed overnight” or “needs to be discussed” is ...

I realized that engagement is paramount when working with an ambivalent patient, because the change that they want to make is often important in their life, even if the clinician views it as a problem ...