Dr. David Wilson’s disclosures: Has received payments from ICBC for providing input into their new concussion management strategy. Former member of the BC Guideline Protocol Advisory Committee (GPAC).

Caroline Dance* MD, FRCPC (biography and disclosures), Laila Drabkin* MD, FRCPC (biography and disclosures), Andrew Howard MD, FRCPC (biography, no disclosures) and Joseph Tham MD (biography, no ...

*For the purposes of this article family refers to both biologically related family members, members of a person’s family of origin, as well as found family such as friends, spouses, partners and ...

Disclaimer statement: Managing neuropathic pain is a very complex topic and should encompass using different approaches including pharmacological and non-pharmacological options. This article focuses ...

Disclosures: No relevant financial disclosures for this work. UBC PGME Clinical Instructor, Department of Family Practice, Faculty of Medicine, UBC (receive payments for teaching UGME/PGME students).

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