As a family medicine teacher or Program Director, have you ever had a highly capable resident learner fail the Simulated Office Oral (SOO) portion of the CCFP examination? Have you ever wondered why that might happen? In the September CFP Podcast, Editor Dr Nick Pimlott interviews Dr Kendall Noel from the University of Ottawa about his article in the September issue of the journal entitled Perennial post-examination surprises. Together they take a deep dive into Dr Noel’s work on clinical reasoning, dual process theory and his hypothesis that “the intermediate effect” might account for the perennial exam surprise.

Have you ever heard of graphic medicine? Have you wondered what is the difference between a comic and a cartoon? And how is this related to your work in the clinic? In this episode of the CFP podcast, Drs Nick Pimlott and Sarah Fraser interview author Susan MacLeod about all things graphic medicine. We dive into Susan’s professional experiences in government health communications and her transition into becoming an internationally acclaimed author. She then defines graphic medicine, gives us an overview of why it’s important, and how it relates to compassion and burnout in the health care system. Finally, Susan walks Nick and Sarah through a brief graphic medicine exercise-do try this at home!

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In this episode of the CFP Podcast, join Deputy Editor Dr Sarah Fraser and Editor Dr Nick Pimlott in a wide-ranging discussion about health data, health informatics and digital health with Dr Rashaad Bhyat, a family physician and Senior Clinical Leader at the Centre for Clinical Innovation in Digital Health, a branch of Canada Health Infoway.