Family Medicine Notes

03/06/2022

The CCS recommends opportunistic screening for atrial fibrillation for all patients ≥ 65 years old during medical encounters (strong recommendation, low-quality evidence).

The Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) atrial fibrillation (AF) guidelines program was developed to aid clinicians in the management of these complex patients, as well as to provide direction to policy makers and health care systems regarding related issues. The most recent comprehensive CCS AF g...

02/02/2022

Hypertension Canada recommends considering intensive blood pressure targets (SBP

Hypertension Canada's 2020 guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis, risk assessment, and treatment of hypertension in adults and children provide comprehensive, evidence-based guidance for health care professionals and patients. Hypertension Canada develops the guidelines using rigourous methodolog...

01/20/2022

Some of the important guideline updates of 2020. I especially like the updates to HF, chronic GERD and Hep C screening.

Staying current with rapidly evolving guideline recommendations is a well-known barrier to implementing novel clinical approaches. Delays in integrating medical advancements can impact patient health benefits. This article highlights guideline recommendations that have changed in 2020 to help

01/10/2022

We are excited to announce that the 2022 hard copy, eBook and Inbox management books are available now at www.familymedicinenotes.com.

01/10/2022

For secondary prevention, the Canadian Cardiovascular Society recommends add-on therapy for patients on maximally tolerated statin and LDL ≥ 1.8 mmol/L (or non-HDL-C ≥ 2.4 mmol/L or ApoB ≥ 0.7 g/L) (Strong Recommendation; Moderate-Quality Evidence).

The 2021 guidelines primary panel selected clinically relevant questions and produced updated recommendations, on the basis of important new findings that have emerged since the 2016 guidelines. In patients with clinical atherosclerosis, abdominal aortic aneurysm, most patients with diabetes or chro...

11/14/2019

Quick and concise summary of the most relevant Guideline Updates of 2018. A must read!!

As primary care physicians it is an ongoing struggle to remain up to date with the current guideline recommendations, as evidence is rapidly evolving, the volume of publications is increasing, and the breadth of knowledge required is extensive. The following is a brief summary of guideline

05/29/2019

new opioid use disorder guideline from CFP

Objective To use the best available evidence and principles of shared, informed decision making to develop a clinical practice guideline for a simplified approach to managing opioid use disorder (OUD) in primary care. Methods Eleven health care and allied health professionals representing various pr...

05/27/2019

crohn's diagnosis and management guideline

This JAMA Clinical Guidelines Synopsis summarizes the 2018 American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) guideline on management of Crohn disease in adults.

05/23/2019

WHO guideline on dementia prevention, promotes healthy lifestyle and reduction of classic cardiovascular risk factors

New WHO Guidelines recommend specific interventions for reducing the risk of cognitive decline and dementia

04/28/2019

AAFP endorsed VTE guidelines

04/21/2019

asymptomatic bacteruria

Sponsoring Organization: Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)Background and ObjectiveNontreatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) is a

04/16/2019

approach to lower GI bleed

This is the first UK national guideline to concentrate on acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB) and has been commissioned by the Clinical Services and Standards Committee of the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG). The Guidelines Development Group consisted of representatives from the B...