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Expert Review By: Dr. David Reading, Internist and Addiction Medicine Physician Written By: Dr Sarah Valentine Some housekeeping before we start: The objectives of this CCFP topic use terms such as "user" and "abuser", both of which have significant negative connotations associated with them and can further stigmatize individuals who use substances and those who live with addiction. The more appropriate term, and that which is used in the DSM is "use disorder", eg. someone may have an alcohol use disorder or opioid use disorder, along with the other term "people who use substances" (PWUS). Caring for patients with substance use disorders is an essential skill for primary care providers. While many people with SUDs present to emergency care, primary care remains the core of treatment of substance use disorders.

Written By: Vaishvi Patel, a fourth-year medical student from the University of Alberta Ronan Noble an MD/PhD student also from the University of Alberta Expert Review By: Dr. Henry Ma, PGY2 FM at UofA Objectives: In all patients presenting with multiple medical concerns (e.g., complaints, problems, diagnoses), take an appropriate history to determine the primary reason for the consultation. In all patients presenting with multiple medical concerns, prioritize problems appropriately to develop an agenda that both you and the patient can agree upon (i.e., determine common ground). In a patient with multiple medical complaints (and/or visits), consider underlying depression, anxiety, or abuse (e.g., physical, medication, or drug abuse) as the cause of the symptoms, while continuing to search for other organic pathology. Periodically re-address and re-evaluate the management of patients with multiple medical problems in order to: • simplify their management (pharmacologic and other) • limit polypharmacy • minimize possible drug interactions • update therapeutic choices (e.g., because of changing guidelines or the patient's situation) In patients with multiple medical problems and recurrent visits for unchanging symptoms, set limits for consultations when appropriate (e.g., limit the duration and frequency of visits).

Written by Sarah Valentine, FM R2 in Victoria, BC Expert Review by Dr Jankowski, Addictions physician in Victoria, BC  While this topic doesn't have very many objectives to cover, we're dedicating an entire episode to it given cigarette smoking remains Canada's #1 preventable cause of death and disease (https://www.cmaj.ca/content/197/28/E846). We will also dedicate a little time to the hot button topic that is vaping and review some of the early evidence on health outcomes.

Written By: Vaishvi Patel, a fourth-year medical student from the University of Alberta, and Ronan Noble an MD/PhD student from the UofA as well Review By: Dr. Henry Ma

Hosts: Care of the Elderly Dr. Christine Miller & BC Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie Art: Aikansha Chawla Useful Websites & Resources: www.seniorsadvocatebc.ca Every Voice Counts LTC report, 2023 https://www.seniorsadvocatebc.ca/osa-reports/every-voice-counts-long-term-care-resident-and-visitor-survey-results-2023/ Billions More Reasons to Care report, 2023 https://www.seniorsadvocatebc.ca/osa-reports/billions-more-reasons-to-care-contracted-long-term-care-funding-review-update/

Hosts: Care of the Elderly Drs. Christine Miller & Margaret Manville Art: Aikansha Chawla

Episode written & hosted by: Mehar Kang, incoming geriatric psychiatry resident & Natanya Russek, PGY4 geriatric medicine Reviewed by: Dr. Robynn Lester, geriatric medicine; Dr. Cindy Liu, geriatric psychiatry Art: Aikansha Chawla Useful Websites & Resources: Aid to Capacity Evaluation Tool: https://www.cmpa-acpm.ca/static-assets/pdf/education-and-events/resident-symposium/aid_to_capacity_evaluation-

Episode written & hosted by: Mehar Kang, geriatric psychiatry resident & Natanya Russek, PGY4 geriatric medicine Reviewed by: Dr. Robynn Lester, geriatric medicine; Dr. Cindy Liu, geriatric psychiatry Art: Aikansha Chawla   Useful Websites & Resources: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. 5th ed. doi.org/10.1111/jgs.18134 doi.org/10.1136/bmj.j2047 doi: 10.1503/cmaj.230227 doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2018.06.007 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMcp1605501 doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2020.2273 doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-01723-4 doi: 10.1503/cmaj.230227 doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2018.06.007

Written By: Alexzandra Hughes-Visentin - FM PGY2, Toronto Review By: Dr Kyla Freeman, CCFP-OSS Artwork, as ever, by Dr Aikansha Chawla

Written By: Alexzandra Hughes-Visentin, FM-PGY1, Women's College Hospital Expert Review By: Dr Alix Murphy, PGY4 OBGYN, University of Toronto Art and Co-Hosting by Aikansha Chawla - PGY1 OBGYN

Written and Researched By: Alexzandra Hughes-Visentin, FM PGY1 – Women's College Hospital – Toronto Expert Review By: Dr Alix Murphy, PGY4 OBGYN at University of Toronto

Episode 4: Assessment of Patients with Memory Concerns Hosts: Care of the Elderly Drs. Christine Miller & Ian Bekker Art: Aikansha Chawla

Today we shall be talking about Pneumonia! What an exciting topic. According to Dr William Osler considered to be the "father of modern medicine" and who trained at McGill, pneumonia is known as "the old man's friend" he wrote, ""Pneumonia may well be called the friend of the aged. Taken off by it in an acute, not often painful illness, the old man escapes those 'cold gradations of decay' so distressing to himself and his friends." Dr. Olser himself died from complications of pneumonia. Pneumonia has a fascinating history as it has been with humanity for many centuries. Symptoms of pneumonia were first described by Hippocrates around 460 BC, but it wasn't until the 19th century that doctors were aware pneumonia was its own condition and not a symptom of another disease. Interesting tidbits of pneumonia related history, Dr. Edwin Klebs was the first person to observe bacteria causing pneumonia under the microscope in 1875 and the bacterial genus klebsiella was named after him. Strep pneumonia, commonest cause of CAP was the first bacteria to be gram stained to distinguish gram positive from gram negative bacteria by Hans Christian Gram in 1884. Hence the name "Gram" stain. The Spanish Flu in 1918, which was an H1N1 influenza A pandemic, killed more people than the first world war in combat, resulting in approximately 20-50 million deaths, and was the second most deadly pandemic on record. In comparison, Covid19 worldwide deaths stand at around 7 million according to the WHO in November 2023. Alright, we could talk all day about pneumonia history, but its time to focus on CCFP objectives for pneumonia!

Authors: Veronica Oczkowski (MS4) and Andrea Brabant (rFM PGY-2) Content Expert and Reviewer: Dr. Matt Strickland   The rest of trauma objectives including: secondary survey, child abuse suspicion, and a review of everything before we finish up.