Clinical Blog

Please note our clinical blog will not be updated after Mar. 1.

Physicians can rely on CMA’s clinical blog for the most up-to-date, evidence-based information. Explore the latest trends and topics below. Or access more than $3,000 in Clinical Tools, some offering CPD credits, by becoming a CMA member.

RSV: It’s not just for kids anymore

RSV has outcomes similar to influenza in older adults.

Ask a Librarian: immunization awareness

As we head into flu season, you are ideally suited to provide patients with evidence-based information on immunization. Here are some resources on immunization selected by Joule’s Ask a Librarian team

Ask a Librarian: Alcohol consumption and health

New alcohol guidelines from the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction set the limit for low-risk alcohol use at two drinks per week. Read the latest evidence-based resources on alcohol consumption and health from the Ask a Librarian team.

Ask a Librarian: post-COVID-19 condition (long COVID)

Joule’s Ask a Librarian team curates free evidence-based resources on post‒COVID-19 condition, also known as long COVID.

What’s in a name? Monkeypox virus infection or mpox?

The World Health Organization recently announced that monkeypox should now be called mpox. Here’s what that means.

Top-ten evidence-based clinical pearls of 2022

DynaMed presents the top-ten EBM pearls of 2022 (in chronological order) selected from 2022 issues of the EMB Focus newsletter for their clinical impact and newsworthiness.

Linking POEMs with overuse alerts from Choosing Wisely Canada

The inappropriate use of medical interventions is a widespread problem in Canada. Reducing unnecessary diagnostic tests and treatments can help improve patient care outcomes as well as health care sustainability, especially at a time when Canada’s health care system is already stretched to the limit.