• Danielle Perry, Samantha S Moe, Betsy Thomas, Adrienne J Lindblad, Jessica Kirkwood, Jamie Falk, Jen Potter, Allison Paige, and G Michael Allan.
• Clinical Evidence Expert for the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) and Assistant Adjunct Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta (U of A) in Edmonton.
• Can Fam Physician. 2023 May 1; 69 (5): 325329325-329.

ObjectiveTo summarize 10 high-quality medical articles published in 2022 that are relevant to primary care physicians.Selecting The EvidenceRoutine surveillance of tables of contents in relevant medical journals and EvidenceAlerts was conducted by the PEER (Patients, Experience, Evidence, Research) team, a group of primary care health care professionals with an interest in evidence-based medicine. Articles were selected and ranked based on relevance to practice.Main MessagePublished articles from 2022 most likely to influence primary care practice examined the following subjects: reducing dietary sodium for heart failure; timing of blood pressure medications to reduce cardiovascular outcomes; adding as-needed corticosteroids to rescue puffers for asthma exacerbations; influenza vaccination after myocardial infarction; comparing various medications for diabetes management; tirzepatide for weight loss; low FODMAP diet for irritable bowel syndrome; prune juice for constipation; impact of regular acetaminophen use on patients with hypertension; and time required to care for patients in primary care. Two "honourable mention" studies are also summarized.ConclusionResearch published in 2022 yielded several high-quality articles on various conditions relevant to primary care, including hypertension, heart failure, asthma, and diabetes.Copyright © 2023 the College of Family Physicians of Canada.

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