Resident Support Network: a supportive approach to resident physician wellness.

The Resident Support Network (RSN) is a formal network of residents and medical faculty, with additional training and resources in resident wellness. RSN is accessible to residents to approach with their wellness concerns. It aims to support residents during a period of medical training that is associated with high trainee burnout rates.

An evaluation of a Transition to Foundations curriculum for first year pediatric residents in Competency Based Medical Education.

A Transition to Foundations (TTF) curriculum that includes didactic and simulation components prepares first-year pediatric residents for increased roles and responsibilities in the Foundations of Discipline stage of Competency Based Medical Education, including junior night float rotations. Simulations of acute presentations improve resident comfort before overnight on-call experiences.

Limitations of COVID-19 testing and case data for evidence-informed health policy and practice.

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) became a pandemic within a matter of months. Analysing the first year of the pandemic, data and surveillance gaps have subsequently surfaced. Yet, policy decisions and public trust in their country's strategies in combating COVID-19 rely on case numbers, death numbers and other unfamiliar metrics.

Varenicline for Tobacco-Dependent Adults Who Are Not Ready to Discontinue Use: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Not all individuals with tobacco dependence are ready to give up smoking. Research reveals behavioral differences between adults ready to discontinue tobacco use and those who are not. Thus, the interventions applied to these populations might differ.

Infectious diseases, comorbidities and outcomes in hospitalized people who inject drugs (PWID).

Injection drug use poses a public health challenge. Clinical experience indicates that people who inject drugs (PWID) are hospitalized frequently for infectious diseases, but little is known about outcomes when admitted. Charts were identified from local hospitals between 2013-2018 using consultation lists and hospital record searches.

Extended Duration Treatment of Tobacco Dependence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

The American Thoracic Society (ATS) developed a clinical practice guideline on initiating pharmacologic treatment in tobacco-dependent adults. Controller pharmacotherapies treat tobacco dependence effectively when taken as prescribed, but relapse after pharmacologic discontinuation is common. To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of initiating controller for an extended (>12 wk) versus a standard duration (6-12 wk) in tobacco-dependent adults.

Health programmes and services addressing the prevention and management of infectious diseases in people who inject drugs in Canada: a systematic integrative review.

Objectives: People who inject drugs (PWID) experience a high burden of injection drug use-related infectious disease and challenges in accessing adequate care. This study sought to identify programmes and services in Canada addressing the prevention and management of infectious disease in PWID.

Design: This study employed a systematic integrative review methodology.

Vasa previa and associated risk factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: To systematically review published literature and calculate the prevalence of vasa previa and its known risk factors.

Materials And Methods: MEDLINE, Embase, the Cochrane Library, PubMed (non-MEDLINE and in process), and www.clinicaltrials.

Variations in reported outcomes in studies on vasa previa: a systematic review.

Objective: To evaluate reported outcomes of published studies on the diagnosis and management of vasa previa in pregnancy.

Materials And Methods: Databases such as MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane, PubMed, and ClinicalTrials.gov were searched up to March 2018 for all published studies on vasa previa using combinations of the following medical subject headings and key words: vasa previa, placenta previa, low-lying placenta, succenturiate lobe or placenta, bilobed or bilobate placenta, and velamentous insertion.

Maternal body mass index and pregnancy outcomes: a systematic review and metaanalysis.

Objective Data: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of body mass index category on pregnancy outcomes.

Study: Five databases (Medline, Embase, PubMed, www.clinicaltrials.

Transforming our relationship with the social determinants of health: a scoping review of social justice interventions in Canadian Medical Schools.

This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. : Physicians are in a powerful position to improve the health status of communities through mitigating disparities rooted in social inequities.

Health programmes and services addressing the prevention and management of infectious diseases in persons who inject drugs in Canada: a systematic integrative review protocol.

Introduction: Injection drug use (IDU) and intravenous drug use (IVDU) are of concern to the people using drugs, their families and health systems. One of the complications of IDU/IVDU is the risk of infection. Clinical experience has shown that persons who inject drugs (PWID) are hospitalised and re-hospitalised frequently.

Initiating Pharmacologic Treatment in Tobacco-Dependent Adults. An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline.

Current tobacco treatment guidelines have established the efficacy of available interventions, but they do not provide detailed guidance for common implementation questions frequently faced in the clinic. An evidence-based guideline was created that addresses several pharmacotherapy-initiation questions that routinely confront treatment teams. Individuals with diverse expertise related to smoking cessation were empaneled to prioritize questions and outcomes important to clinicians.

Patient Values and Preferences Regarding Opioids for Chronic Noncancer Pain: A Systematic Review.

Objective: Shared-care decision-making between patients and clinicians involves making trade-offs between desirable and undesirable consequences of management strategies. Although patient values and preferences should provide the basis for these trade-offs, few guidelines consider the relevant evidence when formulating recommendations. To inform a guideline for use of opioids in patients with chronic noncancer pain, we conducted a systematic review of studies exploring values and preferences of affected patients toward opioid therapy.