Author: UBC Abbotsford-Mission Family Practice Residency Program

CHES distributes a collection of medical education article abstracts to members. “We thank Dr. Gisèle Bourgeois-Law who has created these summaries for the education community at the Island Medical Program. While these articles have a medical education focus, we are using this opportunity to explore the value of such an initiative to our larger CHES community. Article themes include topics such as: feedback and mindfulness, those by local/BC educators, those relevant to a distributed medical program, and those with new ideas. Our aim is to include a variety of quantitative and qualitative research articles, review articles, and concept articles, some of which contain an interesting editorial or commentary. This summary is not meant to be comprehensive, nor to include everything of potential interest.”

Please click here for the May 2020 edition.

If you would like to nominate an article for future inclusion or have any questions, please email ches.communications@ubc.ca.

“The Lancet Microbe, our new open access journal’s first issue is now live. SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 inevitably set the tone in the inaugural issue, as reflected in the artwork on the cover by David S Goodsell. The journal, in its first Editorial, commits to supporting work on SARS-CoV-2 long after it has left the headlines and to ensuring that other pathogens are not overshadowed. The Editors quote ‘current events have also made it clear that a journal such as ours has arrived just in time to help the microbial research community as it works tirelessly to uncover the inner workings of SARS-CoV-2.’ Also included are two Research Articles on MCR1 in Ecoli.” Read the first issue here.

What measures have been taken to protect the Downtown Eastside population since the outbreak? What more should be done?

“A critically important development is that the federal government gave the green light on providing a medically prescribed ‘safer supply’ of drugs. Championed by my colleagues at the BC Centre on Substance Use and a provincial working group of addiction medicine clinicians and people with lived experience, the province has announced new clinical guidelines to both stem the spread of COVID-19 and respond to the ongoing overdose emergency. These guidelines allow people to access alternatives to the toxic drug supply and even have them delivered, to reduce the likelihood of infection as well as risks associated with the toxic drug supply.

The Canadian Drug Policy Coalition has developed a resource hub to support people who use drugs and the service providers that work with them. There is also harm-reduction guidance from the BC Centre for Disease Control and drug user advocacy groups in the neighbourhood, such as suggesting ways to avoid contracting COVID-19 from drug use supplies, buddying up and making sure to have an overdose plan.”

Excerpt of Dr. Go-At’s Interview with Dr. Liu on delivering telemedicine. Conducted at the Abbotsford-Mission Pub & Papers Scholar Evening 2020.

Dr. Go-At: G.O.A.T.! It will help you with telemedicine.

G stands for GATHER information.  So, listen to your patient and gather as much info as possible. Remember William Osler said, “Listen to your patient. He’s telling you the diagnosis.”

O stands for OBSERVE. You can still observe a lot of things. Is the speech rapid? Slow? Do they sound breathless? Do they sound happy? Sad? I bet you can almost do a full MSE with speech alone!

Dr. Liu: You can???

Dr. Go-At: Kid–you got so much to learn. And A stands for AFFIRM. Affirm with your patient. These are awkward times. Be honest with them. You don’t know the answer either. They will respect you the better for it. And finally, T stands for TEST.

Dr. Liu: TEST??!? How do you TEST in time of COVID?! The labs are closed, the x-rays are closed, the ER is…well it’s not closed, in fact, it’s too empty.

Dr. Go-At: Test–if it’s an earache–you know the timeline of event. Test! Book another appointment–follow through. If you got the diagnosis, you know the timeline. So, check your work by booking another appointment. It’s that simple!

Dr. Liu: G.O.A.T!

Dr. Go-At: Yes! G.O.A.T. Gather, Observe, Affirm, Test. Try it. Forget the SOAP note. It’s a lot of silly suds with no substance.

#GOAT #GatherObserveAffirmTest #GreatestOfAllTime #PubAndPapers2020

“Virtual meetings can sometimes be more fatiguing than face-to-face meetings as we work harder to process non-verbal cues, tone of voice, and body language, while being cognizant of our own communication and learning new technologies.

In light of an increased need for screen time in our professional and personal lives, the following tips and strategies may help restore some balance – whether you attend or organize meetings…”

Check out these tips on UBC’s Working Well: Virtual Meetings. You could also apply many of the suggestions, such as those on visual ergonomics, in the design of your virtual care practice.

Warmly,

Jacqueline

Great advice on Working Remotely: Video Conferencing Etiquette compiled by our UBC IT team.

Click to access Teaching-in-Turbulent-Times-v20Apr202.pdf

Greetings everyone!

Hope you are well. Attached is the newly released “Teaching During Turbulent Times” document that was created by our UBC Family Practice Residency Program Faculty Development team. You can access additional resources and links here.

Warm regards,

Jacqueline

Register here for The Virtual Resident: Tips & Tricks for Teaching in a Virtual Care Environment. Download the session poster here.