Canadian Family Physician Médecin de Famille Canadien

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OBJECTIVE: To understand the current landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) for family medicine (FM) research in Canada, identify how the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) could support near-term positive progress in this field, and strengthen the community working in this field. COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE: Members of a scientific planning committee provided guidance alongside members of a CFPC staff advisory committee, led by the CFPC-AMS TechForward Fellow and including CFPC, FM, and AI leaders...

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OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of dyslipidemia and to describe its management in Canadian primary care. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study using primary care electronic medical record data. SETTING: Canada. PARTICIPANTS: Adults aged 40 years or older who saw a Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network contributor between January 1, 2018, and December 31, 2019. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Presence or absence of dyslipidemia as identified by a validated case definition and the treatment status of patients identified as having dyslipidemia based on having been prescribed a lipid-lowering agent (LLA)...

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QUESTION: An 8-month-old boy presented to our clinic with a 3-day history of fever. He has had a cough and rhinorrhea since the onset of the fever, and his 4-year-old sibling has recently had cough and cold symptoms. I have heard that the presence of respiratory symptoms means that urinary tract infection (UTI) is less likely. In infants with fever and respiratory symptoms, who should have a sample collected for urinalysis for UTI? ANSWER: The approach to diagnosing febrile infants who have respiratory symptoms varies by age...

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