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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

of Canadians were at greater risk of chronic diseases due to their BMI, including type 2 diabetes, atherosclerosis, and hypertension. Objective To implement and evaluate a novel multidisciplinary trajectory aimed at improving the treatment of obesity thus preventing multiple health-related complications. Context In 2018, 63.1%

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Managing High Blood Pressure with Medication and Lifestyle

Imperial Center Family Medicine

Effective blood pressure management requires taking the appropriate medicine as prescribed by a healthcare professional and implementing appropriate lifestyle changes. High blood pressure, also dubbed hypertension , is a common health issue that can lead to severe problems if left uncontrolled.

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Managing High Blood Pressure with Medication and Lifestyle

Imperial Center Family Medicine

Effective blood pressure management requires taking the appropriate medicine as prescribed by a healthcare professional and implementing appropriate lifestyle changes. High blood pressure, also dubbed hypertension , is a common health issue that can lead to severe problems if left uncontrolled.

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Prevention of Dementia: Kristine Yaffe

GeriPal

A lot of these are more vascular risk factors: hypertension, certainly; diabetes; obesity. But I would say that in terms of education, it’s really complicated because it’s so confounded by socioeconomic status and so many social determinants of health. That’s really falling apart. Physical activity is a big one.

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On Racism & Ageism: Ramona Rhodes, Sharon Brangman, Tim Farrell, and Nancy Lundebjerg

GeriPal

Second, as we discussed in last week’s podcast , older adults, particularly those in nursing homes, were far more likely to die than younger individuals. We lump everybody who’s 65 and older together, and then we don’t look at the individual characteristics of that person, so we fall into these patterns based on racial premises.

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Managing Urinary Symptoms and UTI’s in Older Adults

GeriPal

Very interested in decision making around as we get older, individualizing care, sort of patient centered, values driven, it’s a tough decision to figure out. Eric: So this is a complicated pathway, right? And several of the BPH medications are very strongly associated with falls and orthostatic hypertension.