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Development of a Multidisciplinary Clinic for the Treatment of Obesity in a Canadian University Family Medicine Group (U-FMG) [Obesity, exercise and nutrition]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context In 2018, 63.1% Objective To implement and evaluate a novel multidisciplinary trajectory aimed at improving the treatment of obesity thus preventing multiple health-related complications. Follow-up frequency, ranging from weekly to monthly for up to 12 months, is tailored to individual needs.

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EMS Intervention to Reduce Falls: Carmen Quatman and Katie Quatman-Yates

GeriPal

Eric: So you both published a paper in JAGS, what, 2018, ’19 looking at what happens to people? All of these are factors that are on the individual level. So one of the big pieces of this is that idea of a referral at a second time when they’re less overwhelmed and stressed to figure out what happened.

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Time to stop driving? Podcast with Emmy Betz and Terri Cassidy

GeriPal

Eric: For those of you don’t know, Emmy was on our podcast back in 2018 … man, pre-COVID times. If they’re in a major car crash, they’re going to have more long-term complications probably than a 20-year-old would. That’s where it really gets to this individual risks and balances, individual situation.

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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

million people in 2018), shows that the longer you know your GP, the better off you are. Adherence to medical advice improves and unnecessary self-referrals to other doctors decrease. of healthcare costs in the EU 2018. GPs improve chronic disease management, which prevents complications. Over time, more trust develops.

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Pragmatic Trial of ACP: Jennifer Wolff, Sydney Dy, Danny Scerpella, and Jasmine Santoyo-Olsson

GeriPal

But the process of implementing this project across two big health systems in our area was very complicated and had its share of both challenges and rewards. And is it at all individualized to the patient? Danny 12:07 I don’t know how individualized it is. Why did you even bother doing this study? It’s a lot.