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A Shift in Care: Managing OAB Patients Virtually

Guidelines-supported approach to assessment; treatment options in a systematic fashion; OAB care using a virtual-health platform.

ENT Emergencies: Otologic Disorders

1st Module in this 4-part online CPD Program

Diabetic Retinopathy: You Need to Keep an Eye on It!

Diabetes CPD Program, Module 1/4

Keep Your Head when Dealing with Concussion

Dr. Alykhan Abdulla BSC, MD

Concussion or minimal traumatic brain injury is a confusing medical condition that is more common than previously appreciated.

What is Pediatric Alopecia Areata?

Kailie Luan et al.

Alopecia areata is a chronic immune-mediated disorder that causes nonscarring hair loss.

Upper Extremity Pain: Where's the pathology—Neck or Shoulder?

Andrew Trenholm MD, MSc, FRCSC et al.

Neck and shoulder disorders are among the leading causes of pain and disability.

Editor's Note, Volume 8 Issue 2

D’Arcy L. Little MD, CCFP, FCFP, FRCPC

I am pleased to introduce the latest issue of the Journal of Current Clinical Care.

Insufficiency Fractures of the Femur and Sacrum

Dr. M.S. Alam MD, MBBS, CCFP, FCFP

An insufficiency fracture is a subtype of stress fracture, which occurs in abnormally weakened bone.

The CORE Neck Tool: An Organized Approach to Neck Pain

Julia Alleyne BHSc(PT), MD, CCFP, Dip. Sport Med MScCH et al.

With the success of the Core Back Tool, the committee defining the Quality Based Pathway for Spine care and the OCFP concurrently recommended the development of a Neck Tool.

The Canadian Spine Surgeon’s Perspective: Avoiding Opioid Use in Spine Patients

Alexandra Stratton MD, MSc, FRCSC et al.

Opioid misuse in patients presenting to spine surgery clinics in Canada is a major problem.

Spinal Lesion: Benign or Malignant? When should you worry?

Raphaële Charest-Morin MD, FRCSC et al.

General practitioners are occasionally confronted to unknown lesions of the spine.

Chronic Neuropathic Pain in Primary Care—The Role of Neuromodulation

Philippe Magown MD CM, PhD, FRCSC

Neuropathic pain is a severe pain condition characterized by burning, tingling, or lancinating pain in the distribution of a nerve, dermatome, or sclerotome and affects patient function, quality of life, mood, and employment.

The Need for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Screening: A Wake-Up Call to Physicians

Colin M. Shapiro MBBCh, PhD, MRCPsych, FRCPC et al.

Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), where patients stop breathing numerous times during sleep, is a disorder linked to serious medical, socioeconomic, and psychological morbidity...