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Rural Ontario Complete Lifestyle Medicine Intervention Program (CLIP-ON) [Dissemination and implementation research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Chronic illness is at a record high in society. It includes 22 weekly group classes and monthly appointments. Results: Cohort one of eight participants completed CLIP-ON in April 2024. Lifestyle medicine involves ongoing engagement with a multidisciplinary team to support health-improving lifestyle changes.

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Deprescribing Super Special III: Constance Fung, Emily McDonald, Amy Linsky, and Michelle Odden

GeriPal

In our third segment, we explore Amy Linskys study that examined the effect of patient-directed educational materials on clinician deprescribing of potentially low-benefit or high-risk medications, such as proton pump inhibitors, high-dose gabapentin, or risky diabetes medications. Emily 06:11 Yeah, we definitely have a pill for every ill.

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Substance Use Disorder in Aging and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Jessica Merlin, Devon Check

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ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. Eric: And Alex, we’re going to be talking about substance use disorder and serious illness and aging, with three amazing experts. Eric: So, before we jump into the topic of substance use disorder in aging and serious illness, I think someone has a song request.

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Caring for the Unrepresented: A Podcast with Joe Dixon, Timothy Farrell, Yael Zweig

GeriPal

Summary Transcript CME Summary Many older adults lose decision-making capacity during serious illnesses, and a significant percentage lack family or friends to assist with decisions. He died in 2024. So you mentioned the burden of chronic multimorbidity and sort of flogging through the diabetes and the hypertension.