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The Cost of Dementia in the United States

Michael Gordon MD, MSc, FRCPC, FACP, FRCPEdin

The prevalence of dementia appears to be increasing in most western countries.

Editor's Note

D’Arcy L. Little MD, CCFP, FRCPC

I am writing this editorial on a flight from Toronto to Raleigh–Durham North Carolina...

The Development of a Replacement Pathology Service in a Community Hospital in Quebec Using Telepathology and Supportive Service Corridors

Irwin W. Kuzmarov

Santa Cabrini Hospital is composed of 369 acute care beds, with a separate pavilion providing services for 100 long term care patients.

Potentially Fatal Necrotising Fasciitis of the Head and Neck: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Pradeep K. Shenoy MD, DLO, FRCS, FACS

A case of necrotising fasciitis of the neck originating from odontogenic infection is presented. Clinical features including pathogenesis and treatment are discussed along with a review of the literature.

Photography: Many Windows into Memories

Michael Gordon MD, MSc, FRCPC, FACP, FRCPEdin

It was magical: the images coming to life at the bottom of the plastic tray filled with Kodak developer.

A Moustache for a Good Cause

Francesca Cheung MD, CCFP

Impetigo is a gram-positive bacterial infection of the superficial layers of the epidermis. There are two forms of impetigo...

Low Back Pain: It's Time for a Different Approach

Yoga Raja Rampersaud MD, FRCSC

In spite of great effort, low back pain (LBP) remains a significant burden on society and one of the most common reasons to see a primary care provider.

Making Sense of Low Back Pain

Hamilton Hall MD, FRCSC

In 1987, the Quebec Taskforce noted, "Distinct patterns of reliable clinical findings are the only logical basis for back pain categorization and subsequent treatment."

Managing Back Dominant Pain

Hamilton Hall MD, FRCSC

Back dominant pain is either intensified by flexion or is not aggravated by bending forward.

Managing Leg Dominant Pain

Yoga Raja Rampersaud MD, FRCSC

Leg dominant pain suggests direct nerve root involvement: radicular, not referred symptoms.

Back Pain: Patient Education

With this special issue of the Journal of Current Clinical Care we aim to provide community healthcare professionals with practical clinical insight and support in managing patients with back pain.

What's New from the Canadian Consensus Conference on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia (CCCDTD4)

Michael Gordon MD, MSc, FRCPC, FACP, FRCPEdin

In the winter and spring of 2012 I was privileged to be part of the executive working group that organized the fourth Canadian Conference on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia which took place in May 2012.