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A Shift in Care: Managing OAB Patients Virtually

Guidelines-supported approach to assessment; treatment options in a systematic fashion; OAB care using a virtual-health platform.

ENT Emergencies: Otologic Disorders

1st Module in this 4-part online CPD Program

Diabetic Retinopathy: You Need to Keep an Eye on It!

Diabetes CPD Program, Module 1/4

Dr. Barry Goldlist on the importance of Geriatrics specialty

Barry J. Goldlist MD, FRCPC, FACP, AGSF

We are all Geriatricians

Barry J. Goldlist MD, FRCPC, FACP, AGSF

It's hard to minimize the importance of CME in geriatrics these days hence the theme of this issue is geriatrics...

Nutrition and Dementia: A Clinical Update

Bryna Shatenstein PhD, PDt et al.

While prospective epidemiologic studies have provided strong evidence linking higher intakes of many nutrients with...

Restorative Home Care Services

Gill Lewin BSc Hons Psych, MSc Clin Psych, MPH, PhD, FAAG

Restorative home care services are being developed around the world. While having somewhat different...

Domestic Violence and Older Women: A Review of the Evidence

Christine Simpson MA, BSc (Hons), RGN, HV (Cert), Mansour Mansour, MPhil, BSc, RN et al.

The consequences of domestic violence significantly impact the long-term health and emotional well-being of those affected...

End-stage Dementia and Death: Breaking the Conspiracy of Silence

Michael Gordon MD, MSc, FRCPC, FACP, FRCPEdin et al.

Physicians and other health care providers have learned to approach end-of-life care issues in individuals suffering from malignant disease quite effectively...

Hyperhidrosis: A Common Problem

Christian A. Murray et al.

Focal hyperhidrosis is a disorder of idiopathic excessive sweating that typically affects the axillae, soles, palms, and face. This common problem...

Colon Cancer Animation

Robin McLeod

Selecting Initial Antihypertensive Therapy for Older Adults

Norm R.C. Campbell et al.

It is as important to treat hypertension in older adults as it is in younger people.

Diagnosis and Management Approaches to Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

John D. Markman et al.

Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is the leading cause of spinal surgery among older Americans, yet more than one-third do not gain significant relief from surgical treatment.

Management of Primary Colon Cancer in Older Adults

Erin Kennedy et al.

Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide, and more than half of those newly diagnosed with colon cancer are over the age of 70 years.

Leaders in Education: Interview with Dr. Robert Lam

D’Arcy L. Little MD, CCFP, FCFP, FRCPC et al.

Dr. Lam has an active family practice in the Toronto Western Family Health Team and also provides geriatric consultations in the Falls Prevention Program of the Seniors Wellness Clinic of the University Health Network.