Cardiometabolic risk (CMR) refers to risk factors that increase the likelihood of experiencing
vascular events or developing diabetes. This concept encompasses traditional risk factors …

Rates of diabetes are increasing in Canada, 1 and family physicians remain the main point
of primary care for people with diabetes. 2 The challenge for physicians in this context is to …

OBJECTIVE: The evidence base for interventions to change clinical practice is modest but
growing. Given the large variation in impact and costs, this review aims to highlight the …

Interventions The subsequent 5 interventions propose how the family physician's waiting
room could play a more valuable role in the delivery of high-quality health care and improve …

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic condition that requires complex management; however, the
time of health care providers is limited and patient motivation varies. How can health care …

Background Research shows that guidelines featuring implementation tools (GItools) are
more likely to be used than those without GItools, however few guidelines offer GItools and …

Despite a rapidly aging population, geriatrics - the branch of medicine that focuses on
healthcare of the elderly - is relatively new in India, with many practicing physicians having little …

Background Guidelines are the foundation for healthcare planning, delivery and quality
improvement but are not consistently implemented. Few guidelines are accompanied by …

PRAXIS self-monitoring of blood glucose used as a proxy in the interim. Retinopathy
screening can be done at a 3-year interval for those with no previous eye disease and a …

… Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CHIR) Strategic Training Program [Onil K.
Bhattacharyya]. The views expressed in this article do not necessarily represent those of the funders. …