The Champlain Primary Care Digest is a website for physicians and primary care practitioners. Here you will find information on a variety of health topics relevant to the care of patients in our region. Articles are written and reviewed by a team of regional primary care leads, in collaboration with the Champlain LHIN. We welcome your comments and suggestions for future topics.
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Take home message from “Arthroscopy Association of Canada: Position Statement on Intra-articular Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis”i
Arthroscopic surgery for knee OA is not recommended. The AAC recommends a 6- to 9-month trial of “appropriate and comprehensive nonoperative treatment” before considering surgical…
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CME Opportunity for Primary Care Providers and Allied Health Professionals working in primary care
Update your knowledge on post-bariatric care and obesity management by attending this series of six ECHO Ontario Bariatric Network (OBN) sessions starting on June 3rd. …
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Steroid Injections in the COVID-19 Era
Does an intra-articular corticosteroid injection lead to systemic steroid absorption? Yes. There is ample evidence that intra-articular injections of corticosteroids lead to numerous systemic effects.…
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Lower limb stress fractures in sport: Optimizing management and outcome
Stress fractures are common injuries in athletes and account for 10% of all sport injuries. Ninety percent of stress fractures are located in the lower…
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Choose Wisely – The Knee Ultrasound
Quick & Simple: Knee ultrasounds rarely have any use in the diagnosis of acute knee injuries. Acute knee injuries are a common presentation in the family…
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