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Clinical News from Medical Associations & Healthcare Companies
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| September 2018 • Volume 5 Issue 6 |
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New Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Opioid Use Disorders
A new national guideline on the management of Opioid Use Disorders was published in March 2018 by CMAJ. The guideline was developed by the Canadian Research Initiative in Substance Misuse (CRISM) to address current gaps in care for Opioid Use Disorder. These clinical practice recommendations are for Canadian healthcare professionals. Read more
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NEWS
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Loss Aversion Bias – The Importance of Carefully Framing Risks and Benefits to Patients
Loss aversion bias is a well-documented process in which the psyche puts significantly more weight on risks versus benefits. This article provides practical insights for ensuring that you communicate risk and benefits in a manner that helps patients better understand and assess risk when making treatment decisions. Physicians Practice Read more
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Physician Burnout and Depression Rates
The National Physician Burnout & Depression Report 2018, published by Medscape, surveyed more than 15,000 physicians from 29 specialties, and the results were distressing. Almost half of physicians in neurology, family medicine, critical care, ob-gyn, and internal medicine report that they are experiencing burnout. American Medical Association Read more
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Good Cholesterol in Postmenopausal Women
It turns out that 'good' cholesterol may not be universally good. A study of 1,380 women (mean age 61.8 years) suggested that elevated high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) may not be cardioprotective in postmenopausal women. Physician’s Briefing Read more
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