Rajender Hanmiah, an academic internist with 27 years of experience, shares insights from the Canadian Conference of Internal Medicine. He discusses innovative blood biomarkers for Alzheimer's diagnosis and critical findings on atrial fibrillation risks. The conversation dives into promising new treatments for NASH, alongside challenges in drug trials, including significant side effects. Key highlights also cover the intersection of liver disease, long COVID, and the importance of continued vaccination efforts in tackling public health issues.

Send us a textIn this episode, we discuss the clinical presentation, work-up, and treatment of CMML. Our medicine minute discusses emerging evidence on the use of ruxolitinib for CMML treatment. Written by: Dr. Elliot Smith (Internal Medicine Resident)Reviewed by: Dr. Stephanie Lee (Hematology and Oncology) and Dr. Christophe Langois (General Internal Medicine)Support the show

Send us a textUp to 30% of all healthcare offers no clinical value to patients. Reducing this care has the co-benefit of decreasing healthcare's carbon footprint. In this special CSIM episode, host Dr. Zahra Merali sits down with guests Dr. Billy Silverstein @WKSilverstein (General Internist, University of Toronto) and Dr. Owen Luo @OwenLuo5 (Internal Medicine Resident, McGill University) to discuss 4 of the Choosing Wisely Canada’s climate-conscious recommendations (https://choosingwiselycanada.org/climate/).  They were integral in creating these recommendations, and have a wealth of practical tips about how we can implement them into our own practice! Infographic by Julia Simone (medical student). If you have not heard Part 1- make sure to go back and listen to other Canada-wide experts in this area.Support the show

Send us a textIn the final part of our series leading up to CSIM Dr. Mike Fralick of the Rounds Table sits down with Dr. Raj Hanmiah to discuss the papers that didn't make the cut for the top papers of the year. Join us as we record live at CSIM during the Top Papers breakfast session on October 17th for the reveal of the top 5 of the year! Support the show

Send us a textThere are everyday practices we can stop or reduce that don’t add value to patient care and harm the environment.In this special CSIM episode, host Dr. Zahra Merali sits down with guests Dr. Mathilde Gaudreau @MathildeGSimard (General Internist, University of Ottawa), Dr. Nabha Shetty (General Internist, Dalhousie University) and Dr. Valeria Stoynova (General Internist, Island Health/UBC Island Medical Program) to discuss 4 of the Choosing Wisely Canada’s climate-conscious recommendations (https://choosingwiselycanada.org/climate/).  They were integral in creating these recommendations, and have a wealth of practical tips about how we can implement them into our own practice!Infographic by Julia Simone (medical student).  Keep tuning in to hear the rest of our CSIM special episodes and join us & the Planetary Health team as they present at CSIM! @CSIMSCMISupport the show

Send us a textIn this episode, we review the screening, monitoring and treatment approaches to patients with diabetes in pregnancy. Our medicine minute reviews the MiTy trial - a landmark randomized controlled trial that provided direct safety data on the use of metformin in pregnancy.Written by: Dr. Ryan Peters (Internal Medicine Resident)Reviewed by: Dr. Katherine Steckham (General Internist, Obstetric Medicine fellow) and Dr. Amanda Huynh (General Internist, Obstetric Medicine)Support the show

Send us a textIn part two of our series leading up to CSIM Dr. Zahra Merali sits down with Dr. Raj Hanmiah to discuss the papers that didn't make the cut for the top papers of the year. Keep tuning in to hear the rest and join us as we record live at CSIM during the Top Papers breakfast session on October 17th for the reveal of the top 5 of the year! Support the show

Send us a textIn this episode, we discuss the epidemiology, clinical manifestations, investigations and treatment of ITP. Our medicine minute discusses the Harrington-Hollingsworth Experiment. Written by: Dr. Vanessa Giuliano (Internal Medicine Resident)Reviewed by: Drs. Taylor Dear and Zachary Liederman (Hematology) and Dr. Kevin Venus (General Internal Medicine)Infographic by: Dr. Lilly Yu (Internal Medicine Resident)Support the show

Send us a textIn the first of our series leading up to CSIM we sit down with Dr. Raj Hanmiah to discuss the papers that didn't make the cut for the top papers of the year. Keep tuning in to hear the rest and join us as we record live at CSIM during the Top Papers breakfast session on October 17th for the reveal of the top 5 of the year! Support the show

Send us a textIn this episode, we discuss the history, epidemiology, clinical presentation, investigations and management for invasive aspergillosis. Written by: Dr. Ravinder Sandhu (Internal Medicine Resident)Reviewed by: Dr. Terrence Ho (Respirology) and Dr. John Neary (General Internal Medicine)Sound Editing by: Tony WalshSupport the show