November

Considerations for making well-informed, tailored recommendations to patients.

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The impact of the provincial privileging process and dictionaries on rural generalist practice should be thoroughly evaluated to determine whether they have improved patient care and safety.

The use of anti-Müllerian hormone testing to measure ovarian reserve has advantages and disadvantages; therefore, it is vital to consider the clinical question being asked.

Like everyone, I want the pandemic to be over, but I want it to end in the safest way possible for our most vulnerable members of society. A conversation in mid-2022 with Dr Jean Warneboldt, my friend, hospitalist, and quality champion, reminded me that for some of these most vulnerable patients, the air in the hospital can be deadlier than the diagnosis that brought them in. Dr Warneboldt had just finished a devastating time managing a multi-unit inpatient COVID-19 outbreak where three of her patients died of nosocomial COVID, all within 1 week.

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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a lifespan disorder with potentially significant impairment throughout adulthood, has attracted increasing clinical attention over the past 20 years.[1-3] The prevalence of ADHD in children is estimated to be 7%; in adults, it is estimated to be 2.4% to 4.0%.[4] The rate of ADHD identification, diagnosis, and treatment in adults has increased in recent years; however, diagnostic rates still remain well below prevalence.[5] Awareness of ADHD in the general population has risen, which has le