October 2020

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New Reading Lists Page

Curated lists of resources for Pain Management, Pandemic Management, and Race and Health Equity can be found on the College library's new Reading Lists page.

We are working on a new list for Trauma-Informed Care and hope to post it in the next few weeks.


October Highlights

Cardiovascular: 24, 28, 38, 44, 47
Infectious Disease: 7, 17, 31, 39, 50, ebook
Mental Health: 7, 11, 16, 19, 22, 27, 33, 40, 41, ebook
Obs/Gyn: 31, 42, 45, 48
Pain & Opioids: 2, 15, 28, 42
Pediatrics: 3, 14, 21, 24, 28, 32, 43, 46, ebook
 

  • "Sound" Bytes (Synopses)

    • 1. Ulcerative colitis in adults
      - JAMA 2020;324(12):1205-6.
    • 2. Just the facts: risk stratifying nontraumatic back pain for cauda equina syndrome in the emergency department
      - CJEM 2020;22(5):652-4.
    • 3. Food insecurity in the paediatric office
      - Paediatr Child Health 2020;25(6):349-50.
    • 4. Polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis
      - JAMA 2020;324(10):993-4.
    • 5. Just the facts: management of cyclopeptide mushroom ingestion
      - CJEM 2020;22(5):644-7.

  • Review Articles

    • 6. Improving cultural safety of diabetes care in Indigenous populations of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United States: a systematic rapid review
      - Can J Diabetes 2020;44(7):670-8.
    • 7. Mental health interventions and supports during COVID-19 and other medical pandemics: a rapid systematic review of the evidence
      - Gen Hosp Psychiatry 2020;66:133-46.
    • 8. Benefits and risks of bariatric surgery in adults: a review
      - JAMA 2020;324(9):879-87.
    • 9. Thyroid nodules: advances in evaluation and management
      - Am Fam Physician 2020;102(5):298-304.
    • 10. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
      - Ann Intern Med 2020;173(3):ITC17-32.
    • 11. Pharmacologic treatment of attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder
      - NEJM 2020;383(11):1050-6.
    • 12. Prevention, diagnosis, and management of chronic wounds in older adults
      - Mayo Clin Proc 2020;95(9):2021-34.
    • 13. Persistent night sweats: diagnostic evaluation
      - Am Fam Physician 2020;102(7):427-33.
    • 14. Complicated pneumonia in children
      - Lancet 2020;396(10253):786-98.
    • 15. The characteristics and effectiveness of interventions for frequent emergency department utilizing patients with chronic noncancer pain: a systematic review
      - Acad Emerg Med 2020;27(8):742-52.
    • 16. Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2020 report of the Lancet Commission
      - Lancet 2020;396(10248):413-46.
    • 17. Hepatitis B virus persistence and reactivation
      - BMJ 2020;370:m2200.
    • 18. Anaphylaxis recognition and management
      - Am Fam Physician 2020;102(6):355-62.
    • 19. Neurobiology, clinical presentation, and treatment of methamphetamine use disorder: a review
      - JAMA Psychiatry 2020;77(9):959-66.
    • 20. Reappraisal of the treatment duration of antibiotic regimens for acute uncomplicated cystitis in adult women: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of 61 randomized clinical trials
      - Lancet Infect Dis 2020;20(9):1080-8.
    • 21. Marijuana and the pediatric population
      - Pediatrics 2020;146(2):e20192629.
    • 22. Coping with climate change: three insights for research, intervention, and communication to promote adaptive coping to climate change
      - J Anxiety Disord 2020;75:102282.
    • 23. The apparently milder course of multiple sclerosis: changes in the diagnostic criteria, therapy and natural history
      - Brain 2020;143(9):2637-52.
    • 24. The rationale, indications, safety, and use of statins in the pediatric population
      - Can J Cardiol 2020;36(9):1372-83.
    • 25. Allowed activities after primary total knee arthroplasty and total hip arthroplasty
      - Orthop Clin NA 2020;51(4):441-52.
    • 26. Primary prevention of asthma: from risk and protective factors to targeted strategies for prevention
      - Lancet 2020;396(10254):854-66.
    • 27. Using long-acting injectable antipsychotics to enhance the potential for recovery in schizophrenia
      - J Clin Psychiatry 2020;81(4):MS19053AH5C.
    • 28. Evaluating chest pain and heart murmurs in pediatric and adolescent patients
      - Pediatr Clin NA 2020;67(5):783-99.
    • 29. Cannabinoids: a guide for use in the world of gastrointestinal disease
      - J Clin Gastroenterol 2020;54(9):769-88.
    • 30. Expert perspective: challenges in scleroderma
      - Arthritis Rheumatol 2020;72(9):1415-26.
    • 31. Cytomegalovirus infection during pregnancy: state of the science
      - Am J Obstet Gynecol 2020;223(3):330-49.
    • 32. The benefit-risk balance for biological agents in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials
      - Rheumatology 2020;59(9):2226-36.
    • 33. Irremediable psychiatric suffering in the context of physician-assisted death: a scoping review of arguments
      - Can J Psychiatry 2020;65(9):593-603.
    • 34. Understanding the role of GPs’ gut feelings in diagnosing cancer in primary care: a systematic review and meta-analysis of existing evidence
      - Br J Gen Pract 2020;70(698):e612-21.

  • From the Specialties

    • 35. Association of central noninvasive brain stimulation interventions with efficacy and safety in tinnitus management
      - JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2020;146(9):1-9.
    • 36. Monitoring clinical course and treatment response in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy during routine care: a review of clinical and laboratory assessment measures
      - JAMA Neurol 2020;77(9):1159-66.
    • 37. Emerging therapies in genodermatoses
      - Clin Dermatol 2020;39(4):462-6.
    • 38. Meta-analysis of the usefulness of therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest
      - Am J Cardiol 2020;133:48-53.
    • 39. Effect of postoperative continuation of antibiotic prophylaxis on the incidence of surgical site infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis
      - Lancet Infect Dis 2020;20(10):1182-92.

  • Research Studies

    • 40. Effect of internet vs face-to-face cognitive behavior therapy for health anxiety: a randomized noninferiority clinical trial
      - JAMA Psychiatry 2020;77(9):915-24.
    • 41. The frequency of sleep medication use and the risk of subjective cognitive decline (SCD) or SCD with functional difficulties in elderly individuals without dementia
      - J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2020;75(9):1693-8.
    • 42. Reducing the number of opioids consumed after discharge following elective cesarean delivery: a randomized controlled trial
      - J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2020;42(9):1116-20.e3.
    • 43. Time for bed! Earlier sleep onset is associated with longer nighttime sleep duration during infancy
      - Sleep Med 2020;73:238-45.

  • Practice Guidelines

    • 44. 2020 expert consensus decision pathway on novel therapies for cardiovascular risk reduction in patients with type 2 diabetes
      - J Am Coll Cardiol 2020;76(9):1117-45.
    • 45. Guideline no. 403: initial investigation and management of adnexal masses
      - J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2020;42(8):1021-9.
    • 46. Postnatal corticosteroids to prevent or treat bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterm infants
      - Paediatr Child Health 2020;25(5):322-6.
    • 47. Medical marijuana, recreational cannabis, and cardiovascular health: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association
      - Circulation 2020;142(10):e131-52.
    • 48. Society for maternal-fetal medicine consult series #52: diagnosis and management of fetal growth restriction
      - Am J Obstet Gynecol 2020;223(4):B2-17.

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