What you need now to thrive in your practice
Tools, resources, and learning opportunities to meet today’s challenges
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Patient Education
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Academic Blog of Dr. Amy Tran
Looking for a reference that patients can use for planning around a COVID-19 infection?
This physician created resource focuses on how patients can talk to their loved ones around their wishes when becoming sick with COVID-19. It covers topics such as identifying a decision-maker and writing down wishes and goals and can be provided to patients who are worried about becoming sick with COVID-19 and unsure about what to discuss with their loved ones.
Tags: COVID-19
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Resource
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Best Start
Would you or your patients benefit from a reliable source of information on newborn and early child development?
With clinician and parent pages available, this website provides a host of information on preconception health, perinatal and newborn care, early child development, and more. Visit the repository to access fact sheets, brochures, posters, videos, and planning guides that can help you talk to your patients.
Tags: Nutrition, Pediatrics, Perinatal Care
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Resource
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BORNOntario
Looking for a website that provides information on prenatal screening?
Prenatal Screening Ontario (PSO) created a patient-facing website that has resources and information related to prenatal screening. Suggest this website as a source of information to your patients.
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Guideline
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Canadian Association of Radiologists
Want to learn more about the diagnostic investigations to consider with certain breast diseases?
The Canadian Association of Radiologists supports your decision making by summarizing investigations indicated for breast disease.
Tags: Diagnostic Imaging
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Guideline
Source:
Canadian Association of Radiologists
Need a summary of diagnostic imaging you could consider with cancer?
The Canadian Association of Radiologists supports your decision making by providing a succinct listing of investigations indicated for cancer.
Type:
Guideline
Source:
Canadian Association of Radiologists
Looking for information about clinical and diagnostic investigations appropriate for patients with possible cardiovascular related symptoms?
The Canadian Association of Radiologists supports your decision making by summarizing investigations indicated for cardiovascular related symptoms.
Type:
Guideline
Source:
Canadian Association of Radiologists
Want an overview of diagnostic imaging that is most useful for patients presenting with central nervous system related symptoms?
The Canadian Association of Radiologists supports your decision making by summarizing investigations indicated for the central nervous system.
Tags: Diagnostic Imaging, Neurology
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Guideline
Source:
Canadian Association of Radiologists
Need a quick reference guide to the investigations and imaging you could consider in patients with possible gastrointestinal (GI) related symptoms such as heartburn, difficulty in swallowing, and GI bleeds?
The Canadian Association of Radiologists supports your decision making by summarizing investigations indicated for symptoms suspected to be related to the gastrointestinal system.
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Guideline
Source:
Canadian Association of Radiologists
Want to learn more about the diagnostic investigations to consider in patients who present with head or neck problems such as hyperthyroidism, orbital lesions, and salivary obstruction?
The Canadian Association of Radiologists supports your decision making by summarizing investigations indicated for these conditions.
Tags: Diagnostic Imaging, Orthopedics
Type:
Guideline
Source:
Canadian Association of Radiologists
Need a summary of diagnostic imaging you could consider in patients with musculoskeletal related problems such as osteomalacia pain, shoulder pain, and chronic foot pain?
The Canadian Association of Radiologists supports your decision making by providing a succinct listing of investigations indicated for the musculoskeletal system.
Tags: Diagnostic Imaging, Orthopedics
Type:
Guideline
Source:
Canadian Association of Radiologists
Looking for information about clinical and diagnostic investigations appropriate for obstetrics and gynaecology, including screening in pregnancy and ovarian cysts?
The Canadian Association of Radiologists supports your decision making by summarizing investigations indicated in these circumstances.
Type:
Guideline
Source:
Canadian Association of Radiologists
Want an overview of diagnostic imaging that is most useful for pediatric patients and diagnosis of congenital conditions, seizures, headaches, and more?
The Canadian Association of Radiologists supports your decision making by summarizing investigations indicated for a range of conditions, in all systems, and appropriate for children in your practice.
Tags: Diagnostic Imaging, Pediatrics
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Guideline
Source:
Canadian Association of Radiologists
Need a quick reference guide to the investigations and imaging you could consider in patients with possible spine related concerns, such as low back pain?
The Canadian Association of Radiologists supports your decision making by summarizing investigations indicated for these conditions.
Tags: Diagnostic Imaging, Neurology
Type:
Guideline
Source:
Canadian Association of Radiologists
Want to learn more about the diagnostic investigations to consider in patients with possible thorax related concerns such as non-specific chest pain?
The Canadian Association of Radiologists supports your decision making by summarizing investigations indicated for these conditions.
Tags: Diagnostic Imaging, Otolaryngology
Type:
Guideline
Source:
Canadian Association of Radiologists
Need a summary of diagnostic imaging you could consider in patients who have possible trauma-related injuries?
The Canadian Association of Radiologists supports your decision making by providing a succinct listing of investigations indicated.
Type:
Guideline
Source:
Canadian Association of Radiologists
Looking for information about clinical and diagnostic investigations appropriate for patients with urological, adrenal, or genitourinary related concerns?
The Canadian Association of Radiologists supports your decision making by providing a succinct listing of investigations indicated for these conditions.
Tags: Diagnostic Imaging, Urology
Type:
Clinical Tool
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Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addictions
Looking to help your patients manage their alcohol consumption?
The Alcohol Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral, Screening and Assessment Protocol provides a list of curated evidence-informed resources on alcohol screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment that will help your patients make informed choices about their drinking to reduce the short and long-term health risks. Use this tool as a foundation for patient education about low-risk drinking guidelines and informed decisions.
Tags: Addiction Medicine
Type:
Clinical Tool
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Canadian Collaboration for Immigrant and Refugee Health
Looking for a checklist for new immigrants and refugees coming into your practice?
The Canadian Collaboration for Immigrant and Refugee Health (CCIRH) and the University of Ottawa created a checklist to support clinicians in seeing new patients from various regions of the world. Use this checklist as a foundation to help integrate the Canadian Immigrant Health Guidelines into your practice.
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Clinical Tool
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Canadian Diabetes Association
Want to know how often a patient should be checking their blood glucose levels?
The Canadian Diabetes Association (CDA) created a tool that suggests monitoring frequency for a patient to monitor their blood glucose levels. Use this tool to ensure your recommendations align with accurate blood glucose monitoring practices.
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Clinical Tool
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Canadian Paediatric Society
Want a template for periodic health visits for children and adolescents?
The Canadian Paediatric Society created the Greig Health Record which is an evidence based clinical tool around preventative care visits in school-aged children. The Record includes specific templates for ages 6-9, 10-13, and 14-17. Consider this reference if you want a template to use for children and adolescent preventive health visits.
Tags: Pediatrics
Type:
Clinical Tool
Source:
Canadian Paediatric Society
Searching for a template for paediatric visits for those up to five years of age?
The Rourke Baby Record is an infant and child health maintenance focused reference that highlights various templates for paediatric visits between the ages of 0 to 5 years of age. Use this assessment template for your patients.
Tags: Pediatrics
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Clinical Tool
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Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care
Are you looking for a summary around the benefits and harms of PSA screening for prostate cancer?
The Canadian Task Force visually summarizes the benefits and risks, helping you to discuss with your patients and decide on the best option.
Tags: Cancer Screening, Urology
Type:
Guideline
Source:
Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care
Want to know the latest on breast cancer screening?
The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care created the Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations. Supported by a range of resources geared to support clinicians in their practice, this site is updated regularly to give you access to the most recent recommendations.
Tags: Cancer Screening
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Clinical Tool
Source:
Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care
Do you know the recommendations around screening asymptomatic adults for colorectal cancer?
The Canadian Task Force outlines their recommendations around colorectal cancer screening for asymptomatic adults who are not considered as high risk. Read the recommendations for guidance around colorectal cancer screening that is based on the best available evidence.
Tags: Cancer Screening, Gastroenterology
Type:
Guideline
Source:
Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care
Looking for a resource around screening for colorectal cancer (CRC)?
The Canadian Task Force summarizes their recommendations around CRC in this document. Consider this reference when discussing screening options for colorectal cancer with your patients.
Tags: Cancer Screening, Gastroenterology
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