Objective To compare blood pressure control, satisfaction, and adherence to drug treatment
in patients with treated hypertension followed up by their family physicians either every three …

Network (CPCSSN—pronounced sipsin) started in 2008, with a grant from the Public Health
Agency of Canada (PHAC), to study the feasibility of developing a network to collect health …

We present an economic evaluation of a recently completed cohort study in which 2054 seniors
were screened for atrial fibrillation (AF) in 22 Canadian family practices. Using a Markov …

Background: Detection of undiagnosed or undertreated (“actionable”) atrial fibrillation could
increase the use of appropriate oral anticoagulant therapy and reduce the risk of stroke. We …

To help family physicians manage patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a consensus
conference was convened in June 1997 at which 5 internationally recognized experts in …

Identifying patients with rare diseases associated with common symptoms is challenging.
Hunter syndrome, or Mucopolysaccharidosis type II is a progressive rare disease caused by a …

Objectives Herpes zoster (HZ) is a common infection in Canada that can result in serious
and long-term complications. People with diabetes may be at an increased risk for HZ. The …

Background. Calculating disease prevalence requires both a numerator (number of persons
with a disease) and a matching denominator (the ‘population at risk’ being studied). …

OBJECTIVE To review evidence regarding antibiotic treatment of acute otitis media in children
with tympanostomy tubes and to discuss antibiotic resistance and ototoxicity. QUALITY OF …

Background. We hypothesized that family physicians’ style of intrapartum management was
less interven tional than the management style of obstetricians, and that this would not …