Caleb Dusdal Podcasts

Episode Written By : Kyla Freeman, FM PGY3 Episode Reviewed By : Dr. Vanessa Poliquin, OBGYN Hosts : Kyla Freeman (FMR3) & Patricia Massel (MD-CCFP) Artwork : Aikansha Chawla MS4 In this episode we dive into the hypertensive diseases of pregnancy. We will review the various hypertensive disorders, but our main focus will be on preeclampsia. We will…

Written By: Christopher Clarke, FM PGY2, Victoria BC Expert Review: Dr Jaques De Jager, GP, CFB Edmonton AB We are talking Low Back Pain. Amanda is a 32 year old Search and Rescue Technician with the Royal Canadian Airforce based out of Canadian Forces Base - Comox here on the island. Two days ago, she was on a mission med-evacing a patient from a …

Written By: Jessica Dawson , FM PGY2 in Edmonton Expert Review By: Dr. Brent Crawford, an Emergency Medicine physician at Westview Health Center in Stony Plain Alberta. Lacerations come in many shapes and flavours - big ones, little ones, simple ones, dirty ones, bloody ones, complicated ones - . . .you get it. As family physicians we tend to encou…

In this episode we review some of the liver diseases of pregnancy including cholestasis, HELLP syndrome, Acute Fatty Liver Disease of Pregnancy, Cholecystitis, and Hepatitis B and C. We hope this episode helps you broaden your differential when it comes to these patients as well as think about and recognize some rare, but serious liver disorders in…

Written By: Timothy Collier, PGY1 FM, Memorial University - Newfoundland Peer Review By: Dr Sarah Donnelly, PGY3 IM, University of Alberta - Edmonton All the CCFP Objectives recommended for Hepatitis!By Timothy Collier

Written By: Braedon Paul, FM PGY2, Victoria Peer Review: Alysha Thomson, FM PGY2, Victoria BC Audio Production: Braedon Paul Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, Green Eggs and Ham, Osteoporosis, Diabetes and Hyperlipidaemia screening, updated STI screening, Immunizations recommendations, and we tidy it up.By Braedon Paul

CCFP 105 Topics: Periodic Health Assessment Author: Braedon Paul (FM R2, Victoria) Peer Review: Alysha Thomson (FM R2, Victoria) Audio Production: Braedon Paul BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE FOR PERIODIC EXAM Let’s read off those objectives, right up front, so you know what you’re getting yourself into: 1. Do a periodic health assessment in a proactive o…

This episode was written by Two incredible Family medicine residents out of Memorial University in Newfoundland, Sarah Vincent and Kelly Mitchelmore. It was expert review by Dr Sean Hamilton, Divisional Chief of Rheumatology for Eastern Health, in Newfoundland. As well as Ian Parsons, FM and Sports Medicine physician, Newfoundland. In Part Two of J…

Written By: Sarah Vincent (PGY1 FM, Memorial University) and Kelly Mitchelmore (also PGY1 FM, Memorial University) Expert Review By: Dr Sean Hamilton, Head of Rheumatology for Eastern Health in St Johns Newfoundland.By Sarah Vincent and Kelly Mitchelmore

Episode Written by : Cadence MacPherson, Family Medicine PGY2 Episode Reviewed by : Dr. Farrukh, Family Doctor Hosts : Kyla Freeman FMR3 in obstetrics & Cadence MacPherson FMR2 Episode Art : Aikansha Chawla MS4 Today we are making a splash! We will review premature rupture of membranes, both at term (Term PROM) and premature rupture (PPROM) as well…

Written By: Shaila Gunn - PGY , Calgary AB Expert Review: Dr Darby Ewashina, ER Psychiatrist, Calgary AB @doc.darbs It is important that as family physicians, we learn to not only diagnose insomnia but learn to counsel patients in the management, both behavioral and pharmacological. Insomnia is a common problem, impacting 35-50% of adults. However,…

Written by: third-year medical student, Kim Papp, and Expert Review By: Dr. Meghan Smith, PGY-5 in Ophthalmology, University of AlbertaBy Kimberly Papp - MS3 University of Alberta

Episode Written By : Kyla Freeman, FM-PGY3 Episode Reviewed By : Jillian Gilroy, OBGYN-PGY3 Hosts : Kyla Freeman PGY3, Patricia Massel MD-CCFP, Caitlen Blewett PGY1 Art : Aikansha Chawla In today's episode we sloooow it right down and go back to basics to review "what is labour" and when is labour prolonged or arrested? We will review the stages of…

Written By: Sonja Poole, PGY2 FM - Yellowknife NWT Reviewed By: Dr Andrew Kotaska OBGYN, - Yellowknife NWT Some definitions: Infertility = inability to conceive or carry to term after 1 year of regular, unprotected intercourse Primary infertility = infertility in the context of no prior pregnancies Secondary infertility = infertility in the context…

Today's episode is a little unique - Dr. Patricia Massel interviews Nicole Schmitt, a pelvic floor physio to get a whole bunch of tips and pearls about how to support your patient in pregnancy and post-partum with their pelvic floor concerns. They said they'd be 30 minutes, but you know of course it's longer to hopefully enhance your knowledge in t…

Written By: Karkirat Singh, FM PGY1 - Vancouver BC Review By: Dr Hermeen Dhillon Hosted By: Braedon Paul and Caleb DusdalBy Karkirat Singh

Written By: Christopher Clarke - FM Resident, Victoria BC Review By: Dr Ajay Bains - IM PGY4 - UBC Sound Editing By: Braedon Paul Hosted By: Christopher Clarke & Caleb Dusdal As a brief review, ischemic heart disease or coronary artery disease can be thought of as a spectrum that ranges from stable angina to unstable angina which may progress to my…

Hosts: Eleanor Crawford and Caleb Dusdal Guests: Drs Paul Dhillon and Simon Moore CCFP Exam and Medical Education Gurus and the Duo behind the Nation-Wide 'The Review Course'. Rather than specific key topic review today, we are very pleased to be able to bring you the gurus of the CCFP Exam and medical education in general, as well as the duo behin…

While the title of this key topic makes me uncomfortable, the excellent and succinct script is wonderful. Written By: Dr Nova Zhao - Family Physician - Halifax Nova Scotia Reviewed By: Dr Tania Wong - Paediatrician & Assistant Professor of Community Paediatrics at DalhousieBy Dr Nova Zhao

Caleb Dusdal and Dr Kristin Dawson discuss the CCFP Objectives for Heart Failure. Lots of crazy sounds, and tons of laughter as ever. Enjoy.By Dr Chris Cochrane and Dr Sarah Donnelly

Join us as we update the Dizziness episode with the expertise of vertigo guru, Dr Peter Johns. When he isn't trying to update the medical internet community into more clinically useful vertigo management, he is working as an ER Physician in Ottawa, as well as in the Rapid Access Dizziness(RAD) clinic helping dizzy patients. Here we update the prior…

Written By: Dr. Khash Farzam Peer Review By: Dr Kristin DawsonBy Dr Khash Farzam

Episode Written by : Kyla Freema, PGY2 Family Medicine Episode Reviewed by : Elaine Godwin, Family Practice Low Risk Obstetrics Hosts : Kyla Freeman, Patricia Massel, Caitlin Blewett Image Art : Aikansha ChawlaBy Dr Kyla Freeman

Written By: Josh Piemontesi, FM PGY1 - Black Diamond AB Peer Review By: Caleb Dusdal Join Caleb Dusdal and Josh Piemontesi in reviewing all of the CCFP Exam Objectives for the ubiquitous Headache.By Josh Piemontesi

Written By Dr Jessica Dawson Expert Review: Dr Jennifer Ringrose, Internist in Edmonton, AB Hypertension is one of those issues that we encounter every day in family practice, whether in the office or acute settings. Roughly one in four to one in five Canadian has hypertension. It is a top modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease and the n…