Canadian family physician Médecin de famille canadien
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To outline an approach to the assessment and initial management of patients with burns in the rural emergency department setting. Three mnemonics are presented that can be used for both the assessment and the initial management of patients with burns in rural settings. ⋯ Using a systematic approach may help improve burn injury outcomes for patients and provide practitioners with a step-by-step framework for the management of patients with burns in rural settings.
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To understand experiences of recovery from opioid use among First Nations individuals living in a small remote community. ⋯ Community-based addiction programming for First Nations patients needs to be robust. It requires resources for trauma-informed clinical and addiction care, culturally appropriate addictions education, aftercare support, and land-based activities.
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To determine the scale and scope of use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in rural British Columbia (BC). ⋯ Use of POCUS in BC is expanding in frequency, scope, and scale in practices serving rural areas and in rural communities with large Indigenous populations, with practitioners reporting important improvements in clinical care as a result. Future research could help improve systemic support for POCUS use, guide needed curriculum changes in medical school and postgraduate training, and be used to inform continuing professional development needs.