Canadian Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volume 2 Issue 1

Table of Contents

Presidents Message

A History of Internal Medicine

Donald Echenberg, MD

Message du Président

Histoire de la médecine interne

Donald Echenberg, MD

Guest Editorial

Why is the Evidence Almost Always Wrong?

John Hoey, MD

Éditorial – collaboration spéciale

Pourquoi les preuves sont-elles presque toujours fausses?

John Hoey, MD

EKG&U

Does This Capture Your Attention?

George Veenhuyzen, MD

Perioperative Medicine

Case Studies in the Preoperative Assessment of Patients with Valvular Heart Disease

William A. Ghali, MD

Research

Hidden Opportunities for Promotion in the Emergency Room (The HOPER Study)

Thomas Chevrier Laliberté, MD,  Adam Hofmann, MD, Bert Govig, MD

Case Review

Conn’s Syndrome Presenting with Profound Hypokalemia, Alkalosis, and Normotension: Case Report and Review

Andréa Skorenki, MD, Brian D. O’Brien, MD

Professional Development

Community General Internal Medicine: Planning for the Future

Hector M. Ballie, MD

Images in GIM

Ophthamology and Optical Coherence Tomography

Elizabeth Hay, MD

Giant Cell Arteritis

Zenobia Kotwall, MD

MedEd

Faculty Development for Teaching in Canadian Medical Schools: Whither, Wither, or Yonder?

Daniel M. Panisko, MD

The Importance of Bedside Teaching

Iain Mackie, MD

Northeastern Stream Residency Program, University of Ottawa

Malcolm Wilson, MD

A New Interactive Forum to Promote Awareness and Skills in Quality Improvement among Internal Medicine Residents: A Descriptive Report

Roger Y. Wong, MD, Barry O. Kassen, MD, Kirk Hollohan, MD, Rose Hatala, MD, J. Mark Roberts, MD  

GIM of Aging

Facing Up to Frailty

Colin Powell, MB 

Examination Skills

Heart Sounds

Margot R. Roach, MD

Resident GIM

Medical Resident Work Hours: Are We Doing More Harm than Good?

Neil Maharaj, MD