156 results match your criteria: "in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta in Edmonton.[Affiliation]"
Objective: To assess the benefits and harms of lipid-lowering therapies used to prevent or manage cardiovascular disease including bile acid sequestrants (BAS), ezetimibe, fibrates, niacin, omega-3 supplements, proprotein convertase subtilisin-kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitors, and statins.
Data Sources: MEDLINE, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and a grey literature search.
Study Selection: Systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials published between January 2017 and March 2022 looking at statins, ezetimibe, PCSK9 inhibitors, fibrates, BAS, niacin, and omega-3 supplements for preventing cardiovascular outcomes were selected.
PEER simplified lipid guideline 2023 update: Prevention and management of cardiovascular disease in primary care.
Can Fam Physician
October 2023
Objective: To update the 2015 clinical practice guideline and provide a simplified approach to lipid management in the prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) for primary care.
Methods: Following the Institute of Medicine's , a multidisciplinary, pan-Canadian guideline panel was formed. This panel was represented by primary care providers, free from conflicts of interest with industry, and included the patient perspective.
Naltrexone-bupropion for weight loss.
Can Fam Physician
September 2023
Medical Lead of Kildonan Medical Centre at Seven Oaks General Hospital in Winnipeg, Man, and Lecturer at the University of Manitoba.
Objective: To explore experiences of international medical graduate (IMG) FPs in providing cross-cultural patient care and to identify rewards and challenges they experienced when caring for patients of cultural backgrounds different from their own.
Design: Descriptive qualitative study.
Setting: Family medicine primary care practices in Alberta.
Screening for primary prevention of fragility fractures: How much time does it take?
Can Fam Physician
August 2023
Objective: To determine the extent of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) hospitalization in easily identifiable high-risk subgroups within a typical primary care practice.
Design: Prospective cohort analysis of administrative claims data.
Setting: British Columbia.
Objective: To determine the proportions of patients who receive care from family physicians, specialists, and nurse practitioners for the management of common chronic medical conditions.
Design: Population-based retrospective cohort study.
Setting: Province of Alberta.
Older persons living with dementia and their use of acute care services over 2 years in Alberta.
Can Fam Physician
February 2023
Objective: To characterize transitions to acute and residential care and identify variables associated with specific transitions among community-based persons living with dementia (PLWD).
Design: Retrospective cohort study using primary care electronic medical record data linked with health administrative data.
Setting: Alberta.
How to CRAFT an effective preceptor-learner relationship: The Continuous Reflective Assessment for Training model.
Can Fam Physician
July 2022
Clinical Professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland in St John's, NL, and NOSM University in Thunder Bay, Ont, and Clinician Educator at the College of Family Physicians of Canada.