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

Annals of Family Medicine

Population Studied: Adults (≥18yrs) with chronic diseases such as prediabetes, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, coronary heart disease, peripheral vascular disease, dyslipidemia, and/or concerns related to body weight (BMI≥25). Setting: Program was conducted in Parry Sound, ON with participants recruited from the local community.

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What Is Nutrition Counseling and How it Can Help You Achieve Your Weight Management Goals

Dr. Michael Bazel

Maintaining a healthy weight is essential for your overall health and well-being. Finding a sustainable approach may seem overwhelming with so much conflicting information about diets, exercise routines, and lifestyle changes. Better Mental Health The food you eat affects your brain, influencing mood, focus, and stress levels.

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Telehealth for Maternity Care: Qualitative Perspectives of Clinicians and Mothers [Qualitative research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Research has associated telehealth interventions with reduced self-reported smoking during pregnancy, reduced risk of gestational hypertension, and continuation of breastfeeding. However, health leaders have cautioned about expanding telehealth into maternal-fetal medicine.

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Ambulatory Behavioral Health Referral Patterns in the Setting of Chronic Medical Conditions [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

88% (n= 11,483) of BH referrals were created for the management of a mental health condition. Of those patients with a BH referral and a chronic condition, hypertension was the most common (n= 2,053, 51%). 8% (n= 1,146) were ordered for medical condition management.

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Proactive Wellness: The Lifesaving Benefits of Regular Check-ups 

East Cary Family Physicians

These appointments aim to assess your overall health, identify potential risk factors, and detect any underlying health conditions that might be developing silently. Early Detection of Health Issues: One of the primary benefits of regular health check-ups is early detection.

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Trauma-Informed Care: A Podcast with Mariah Robertson, Kate Duchowny, and Ashwin Kotwal

GeriPal

Thats my main take-home point after learning from our three guests today when talking about trauma-informed care, an approach that highlights key principles including safety, trustworthiness, peer support, collaboration, empowerment, and cultural sensitivity. Eric 00:15 And we have three guests to help us talk about trauma informed care.

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

GeriPal

It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. But the cancer specific databases just don’t have this information. It’s opening this stock box of, all of a sudden, now what do I do with this information? Katie: Yeah.

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