Nutrition & Disease Prevention and Treatment (Archived)
Activity
Large Group Session
Understand that principles for chronic disease prevention through lifestyle are remarkably similar for diabetes, excess body weight, cardiovascular disease and cancer.

Curriculum Block

Medical Foundation 2
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Tags

Archived
Archived
Basic Sciences
Metabolism Nutrition Prevention and control
CanMEDS Roles
Medical Expert Use preventive and therapeutic interventions effectively;
Curriculum Block
Medical Foundation 2
Curriculum Week
Part 2
Discipline
Nutritional Sciences
MCC Presentations
Abnormal, Serum Lipids Diabetes Mellitus Interventions at the Population Level Periodic health encounter/Preventive health advice Weight Gain, Obesity
McMaster Program Competencies
1.1 Gather essential and accurate information about patients and their health through history-taking, physical examination, and the use of laboratory data, imaging, and other tests. 1.3 Interpret laboratory data, imaging studies, and other tests required for the area of practice 1.8 Provide appropriate referral of patients including ensuring continuity of care throughout transitions between providers or settings, and following up on patient progress and outcomes 1.9 Provide health care services to patients, families, and communities aimed at preventing health problems or maintaining health 2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations. 2.4 Apply principles of epidemiological sciences to the identification of health problems, risk factors, treatment strategies, resource allocation, and disease prevention/health promotion efforts for patients and populations 2.5 Apply principles of socio-behavioural sciences to the provision of patient care, including assessment of the impact of psychosocial and cultural influences on health, disease, care-seeking, care concordance, care adherence and barriers to and attitudes toward care. 2.6 Understand the process of the dissemination, application, and translation of new health knowledges and practices. 3.4 Identify and perform learning activities that address one’s gaps in knowledge, skills, and/or attitudes 3.6 Locate, appraise, and incorporate evidence from research related to patients’ health problems and the provision of healthcare 3.9 Continually identify, analyze, and implement new knowledge, guidelines, standards, technologies, products, or services that have been demonstrated to improve outcomes 4.1 Communicate effectively with patients, families, and the public, as appropriate, across a broad range of socioeconomic and sociocultural backgrounds 4.2 Participate in the education of patients, families, students, trainees, peers and other health professionals
MeSH
Atherosclerosis [C14.907.137.126.307] Cardiovascular Diseases [C14] Cholesterol [D10.851.208] Chronic Disease [C23.550.291.500] Diabetes Mellitus [C19.246] Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 [C19.246.300] Health Promotion [N02.421.726.507] Hyperlipidemias [C18.452.584.500.500] Neoplasms [C04] Obesity [G07.100.100.160.120.699.500] Obesity, Abdominal [G07.100.100.160.120.699.500.249] Primary Prevention [N06.850.780.680]