Here’s the secret about diagnosing low back pain – 99% of the time, all you need is a good history and physical. In the first post  on...

I started my ICU rotation last week and I’m loving it. While I’m way over my head, I’m also learning so much about how to care for really...

I’ve had back pain since I was 16 years old. It’s one of the reasons I became a physiotherapist, and it's something I’m passionate about...

A quick look at pharmacogenetic testing in Canada as it relates to psychiatry

When I was a physiotherapist, posture was one of the most common topics of conversation with my patients. People would say, “if I didn’t...

Even if you’re a doctor I don’t know if it’s hospital medicine, or if it’s a function of the stress on our healthcare system, but I’ve...

Healthcare is a high-stakes, high-stress environment. Especially in recent years. When we start our careers in healthcare, we do so...

(My dog Kai can't catch a treat to save his life. But he's undeterred by his mistakes.) One of my main roles as a resident physician is...

As a resident physician and new mom, I’m constantly learning. So, I was excited for our lecture in afternoon academics all about...

This is what I do now. I just write about the various infections I’ve caught from my son. Last week, he had horrible pink eye. Add it to...

For reasons that I’ll get to later in this post, I’ve been learning about pneumonia. Did you know it’s the leading cause of hospital...

We had a great lecture about unintentional weight loss last week for resident academics. I wanted to share my takeaways here for a couple...

We just had a third round of viral gastroenteritis go through our family this year. Like I wrote about in my last post, we’ve been sick...

Since he started daycare, my son has been sick. Every single week. Which means I’ve been sick. Every. Single. Week. Usually, the...

I live in Canada. I work inside. And I wear sunscreen diligently as part of my evidence-based skin care routine. So, every winter, I take...

This is one of the real reasons I write!

Roughly 1 in 6 females have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). In Family Medicine, I’ve seen this condition cause infertility and...