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PEER Tools for Practice
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PEER Tools for Practice
How effective is a pink lady (lidocaine and antacid) when treating dyspepsia?
This PEER Tool for Practice provides a summary of the evidence on pink lady efficacy when treating dyspepsia in the emergency room. Refer to this article when deciding on whether to use a pink lady.
Tags: Gastroenterology
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PEER Tools for Practice
Do you wonder about the effectiveness of acupuncture for management of low back pain?
This PEER Tool for Practice provides the latest evidence on the effectiveness of acupuncture for management of low back pain. Read this article to support your conversations around acupuncture and low back pain.
Tags: Chronic Pain
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PEER Tools for Practice
Should you reconsider using dual anti-platelet therapy over single therapy for management of a Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)?
Use this PEER Tool for Practice to help you determine if you need to reconsider dual anti-platelet therapy for management of a TIA. Consider reading this article when you have patients on dual antiplatelet therapy for a TIA.
Tags: Neurology
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PEER Tools for Practice
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PEER Tools for Practice
Want to know how frequent adverse events really are with COVID-19 vaccines?
This PEER Tool for Practice provides a summary of the frequency of adverse events of COVID-19 vaccines. Read this article to support your conversations around COVID-19 vaccine adverse events.
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PEER Tools for Practice
Are COVID-19 vaccines as effective as the clinical studies suggested?
This PEER Tool for Practice provides information on COVID-19 vaccine study data compared to real world data. Read this article to support your conversations around COVID-19 vaccine statistics.
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PEER Tools for Practice
Should you consider using certain types of baths for treatment of eczema?
This PEER Tool for Practice outlines the evidence on certain types of baths for treatment of eczema. Refer to this article when deciding whether to try baths or bath additives for your patients with eczema.
Tags: Dermatology
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PEER Tools for Practice
Have patients asking for semaglutide (Ozempic®) for weight loss?
This PEER Tool for Practice provides the latest evidence on semaglutide (Ozempic®) for weight loss. Refer to this article if you need support for conversations around pharmacological treatment for weight loss.
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PEER Tools for Practice
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PEER Tools for Practice
Have you seen Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide (CGRP) inhibitors being prescribed for migraine prophylaxis?
This PEER Tool for Practice summarizes the evidence for biologics for treatment of episodic/chronic migraines. Read this article to support your practice around managing patients with chronic migraines.
Tags: Neurology
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Quality Standards
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Ontario Health
Have a child or adolescent in your clinic who needs support with the diagnosis and management of asthma?
This Quality Standard addresses the diagnosis and management of asthma in children and adolescents under 16 years of age, with a focus on primary care and community based settings. This placement is a quick-reference tool to help you summarize this quality standard that includes links to helpful resources and tools.
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Quality Standards
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Ontario Health
Looking for guidance to support the care for your patients who have been diagnosed with or are suspected to have osteoarthritis of the knee, hip or hand?
This Quality Standard addresses care for adults (18 years of age or older) and focuses on the assessment, diagnosis, and management of this condition for people across all health care settings and health care professionals.
Tags: Orthopedics
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Quality Standards
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Health Quality Ontario
Looking for guidance to help manage problematic alcohol use and alcohol use disorders?
This Quality Standard provides you with the guidance on helping your patient with problematic alcohol use and alcohol use disorder reduce their consumption or abstain from alcohol. It covers screening, assessment, and treatment options that address people's needs and preferences. This site also offers other helpful resources, such as: a patient guide, a quality standard placemat, tools for getting started, etc.
Tags: Addiction Medicine, Mental Health
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Quality Standards
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Ontario Health
Are you looking for guidance to help manage your patients with chronic pain?
This quality standard addresses care for people with chronic pain lasting longer than 3 months, and where any signs of serious underlying pathology or other treatable conditions requiring medical or surgical management have been ruled out.
Tags: Chronic Pain
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Quality Standards
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Ontario Health
Are you seeing an increase in patients who have suspected major depression?
This quality standard considers all care settings and it addresses care for adults and adolescents who have major depression (note: it does not apply to women with postpartum depression or children under 13 years of age).
Tags: Mental Health
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Quality Standards
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Ontario Health
Are you looking for guidance to care for your patient with an anxiety disorder?
This Quality Standard applies to care for people in all settings but focuses on primary and community care. It addresses the following anxiety disorder types: specific phobia, social anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and agoraphobia. It focuses on care for adults but includes content that is relevant for children and adolescents.
Tags: Mental Health, Practising Well
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PEER Tools for Practice
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PEER Tools for Practice
Are you being asked questions regarding Ivermectin and if it improves clinical outcomes in COVID-19?
This PEER Tool for Practice summarizes current best available evidence about Ivermectin's effect on clinical outcomes for COVID-19.
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PEER Tools for Practice
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PEER Tools for Practice
Wondering how common is long COVID, what are the symptoms and how long does it last?
This PEER Tool for Practice presents the prevalence, risk factors, and symptoms of long COVID based on reviews of observational and other studies. Read this article to learn how to recognize long COVID in your patients.
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PEER Tools for Practice
Is colchicine effective for secondary cardiovascular prevention?
This PEER Tool for Practice provides a review of cardiovascular prevention trials, and lists the major findings with respect to colchicine. Read this article if you have considered colchicine as a treatment for your cardiovascular patients.
Tags: Cardiovascular Disease
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PEER Tools for Practice
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PEER Tools for Practice
Will diet-induced weight loss reduce osteoarthritic knee pain in overweight and obese adults?
This PEER Tool for Practice presents evidence based on systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials that shows the effect of weight loss on osteoarthritic pain. Read this article if you have overweight or obese patients asking you if weight loss alone is enough to manage their knee pain.
Tags: Orthopedics
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PEER Tools for Practice
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PEER Tools for Practice
Looking to understand if compression stockings are useful in decreasing the recurrence of cellulitis?
This PEER Tool for Practice provides a summary of results from a randomized control trial of edema patients with a history of cellulitis, where compression therapy was used. Read this article if you are wondering how you can help prevent cellulitis in your edema patients.
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PEER Tools for Practice
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PEER Tools for Practice
Is trazodone effective and safe for your patients with insomnia?
This PEER Tool for Practice presents a systematic review of randomized placebo-controlled trials of trazodone, that show the effect of trazodone on sleep quality. Read this article if you are wondering if trazodone is a worthwhile option for your insomniac patients.
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PEER Tools for Practice
What are the benefits and harms of the available COVID-19 vaccines for children and adolescents?
This PEER Tool for Practice summarizes the efficacy and adverse events seen in randomized controlled trials for two current vaccines (Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna) approved for use in children/adolescents. Read this article ito review the latest evidence.
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PEER Tools for Practice
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PEER Tools for Practice
What is the effect of inhaled steroids on length of illness, emergency room visits and hospital admissions in outpatients with of COVID-19 infections?
This PEER Tool for Practice presents the findings from two randomized controlled trials of inhaled budesonide in patients with COVID-19. Read this article to learn how budesonide affects outcomes of patients with COVID-19.
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Resource
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PEER Tools for Practice
What kind of gifts do people like receiving?
This PEER Tool for Practice outlines some practical guidance for giving gifts that the recipient will appreciate (and some gifts to avoid), based on several studies of gift-giving approaches and outcomes.
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PEER Tools for Practice
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PEER Tools for Practice
What are the top 5 Tools for Practice for 2021?
This PEER Tool for Practice summarizes the list of the five most useful tools published on the PEER directory in 2021.
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Centre for Sustainable Health Systems
Interested in the climate impact of inhalers and want to learn about the opportunities to mitigate them?
This website offers information and resources about the climate impact of inhalers, as well as the available options to lessen that impact. The site also offers a good selection of tools and resources to help you make sustainable changes in your practice that will further reduce the harmful effects of inhaler therapy on the environment.
Find COVID-19 Community of Practice Information and COVID-19 compiled reference links, tools and other information for family physicians and the public.
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Connect with your peers. You’ll have access to information and experts to support you in providing the best care possible for your patients with their mental health, substance use disorders and chronic pain.
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