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

Annals of Family Medicine

Lifestyle medicine programs have demonstrated a positive impact in managing these diseases but are poorly implemented and unavailable in rural communities. Objective: To assess the feasibility of implementing a lifestyle medicine program in a rural Ontario community for patients with chronic diseases.

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Under Pressure: Hypertensive Emergencies in the Pediatric Emergency Department

PEMBlog

All kids with hypertensive emergency need ICU-level care. Before your blood pressure rises as well, know that this PEMBlog article is here to provide an overview of the recognition and management of hypertensive emergencies. These neurological manifestations suggest hypertensive encephalopathy, a form of end-organ damage.

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

GeriPal

He died in 2024. But you worry that the advance directive does not provide enough guidance for the specific decision at Yael Jo, do you. So it defines unrepresented as someone who lacks decisional capacity to provide informed consent to a particular medical treatment. I’m a little bit of a throwback kind of 70s 80s guy.

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Cachexia and Anorexia in Serious Illness: A Podcast with Eduardo Bruera

GeriPal

I feel like I recognize it when I see it, but I struggle to give a clear definition or provide effective ways to address it. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. Thank you for that gift to our community and to the patients.

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2024 Summer Pinecones E-Newsletter -- ADVOCACY News

Maine Academy of Family Physicians

Pat Connolly reported on the 2024 Maine Legislative Session: It was a short but busy session in Augusta this year. Providers of abortion and gender affirming care in Maine are effectively shielded from laws in other states by the passage of protection by the legislature. Here in Maine the "shorter" Legislative Session was quite full!

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Whoop! There It Is: A Pertinent Pediatric Pertussis Podcast

PEMBlog

This episode also covers what healthcare providers need to know about post-exposure prophylaxis, respiratory precautions, and managing occupational exposures. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan-. Available at: [link] Accessed December 3, 2024. Available from: [link] Pediatrics in Review Heather L.

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