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Welcome back to Hashtag Health! This is part 2 of our 2 part series on physical activity promotion. In this episode, Dr Jonathan Fowles returns to the show to discuss how healthcare providers can promote physical activity through the use of physical activity prescriptions. Join us as we discuss the impact physical activity prescriptions are having on health outcomes, as well as some of the challenges in making these more mainstream in Canada! Exercise is Medicine Canada website: https://exerciseismedicine.org/canada/ Be the first to hear about new episodes! Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @hashtaghealthpodcast

Welcome back to Hashtag Health! This is part 1 of our 2 part series on physical activity promotion. We are joined by Dr Jonathan Fowles, the Scientific Director for Exercise is Medicine Canada and a professor at Acadia University, to talk about his outlook on and work in physical activity promotion. From the campaigns that have been launched to increase physical activity in our communities, to the successes and challenges facing many of these initiatives, we have plenty to unpack on today’s episode. Exercise is Medicine Canada website: https://exerciseismedicine.org/canada/ Be the first to hear about new episodes! Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @hashtaghealthpodcast

Welcome back to Hashtag Health! This is part 2 of our 2 part series on innovations in microsurgery, a surgical technique that requires the use of microscopes. On this episode, we speak with Dr. Ike Ahmed. He is an accomplished glaucoma, cataract, and anterior segment surgeon, with a special interest in complex eye conditions. Dr. Ahmed is not only a highly skilled ophthalmologist, he is also an innovative researcher in the field of advanced microsurgical tools and techniques. He has published over 170 peer-reviewed papers and made over 1000 scientific presentations. Today we speak about both his surgical journey and his ground-breaking work in microsurgery. Be the first to hear about new episodes! Follow our Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @hashtaghealthpodcast

Welcome back to Hashtag Health! This is part 1 of our 2 part series on innovations in microsurgery, a surgical technique that requires the use of microscopes. On this episode, we speak with Dr. Ike Ahmed. He is an accomplished glaucoma, cataract, and anterior segment surgeon, with a special interest in complex eye conditions. Dr. Ahmed is not only a highly skilled ophthalmologist, he is also an innovative researcher in the field of advanced microsurgical tools and techniques. He has published over 170 peer-reviewed papers and made over 1000 scientific presentations. Today we speak about both his surgical journey and his ground-breaking work in microsurgery. Be the first to hear about new episodes! Follow our Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @hashtaghealthpodcast

Welcome to our final episode of three where Hashtag Health host Ari Tang interviews Dr. Nadolsky about weight in medicine, its treatments, and the stigma present within our healthcare community. Tune into learn more! Be the first to hear about new episodes! Follow our Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @hashtaghealthpodcast Resources talking more about weight in medicine mentioned in the podcast: 5 A’s Framework: https://obesitycanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/ Clinical Practice Guideline for obesity in adults (Obesity Canada): https://www.cmaj.ca/content/192/31/E875 Obesity Canada guidelines for pharmacotherapy in obesity: https://obesitycanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Pharmacotherapy-CPG-2022_final.pdf Obesity Canada guidelines for nutrition in obesity: https://obesitycanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Medical-Nutrition-Therapy_22_FINAL.pdf --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hashtag-health-podcast/message

Welcome to our second episode of three where Hashtag Health host Ari Tang interviews Dr. Nadolsky about weight in medicine, its treatments, and the stigma present within our healthcare community. Tune into learn more! Be the first to hear about new episodes! Follow our Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @hashtaghealthpodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hashtag-health-podcast/message

Welcome to a brand new series with Hashtag Health Podcast! Join our host Ariana as we discuss the complexities surrounding obesity and weight stigma. This week's guest speaker is Dr. Spencer Nadolsky, family medicine physician specializing in obesity medicine and lipidology, and medical director of Weight Watchers. Be the first to hear about new episodes! Follow our Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @hashtaghealthpodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hashtag-health-podcast/message

Welcome back to Hashtag Health! This is part 2 of our 2-part series on collaborative mental health care. In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Heather Sylvester, a Stratford based family physician with additional training (a “plus one”) in mental health. Dr. Sylvester works within a family health team to offer psychiatric services to patients, and she explains today the benefits of this novel approach to the provision of mental health care, notably its ability to combat the backlog of psychiatric patients. Music by Davide VentulieriSources used in podcast:https://www.camh.ca/en/driving-change/the-crisis-is-real/mental-health-statisticshttps://www.cfpc.ca/CFPC/media/Resources/Mental-Health/Collaborative-mental-health-care-2011-49-web-FIN-EN.pdfhttps://archive.org/details/mental_hospitalhttps://www.cfp.ca/content/69/2/81https://archive.org/details/DrugAddi1951 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hashtag-health-podcast/message

Welcome back to Hashtag Health! This is part 1 of our 2-part series on collaborative mental health care. In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Heather Sylvester, a Stratford based family physician with additional training (a “plus one”) in mental health. Dr. Sylvester works within a family health team to offer psychiatric services to patients, and she explains today the benefits of this novel approach to the provision of mental health care, notably its ability to combat the backlog of psychiatric patients. Music by Davide Ventulieri Sources used in podcast: https://www.camh.ca/en/driving-change/the-crisis-is-real/mental-health-statistics https://www.cfpc.ca/CFPC/media/Resources/Mental-Health/Collaborative-mental-health-care-2011-49-web-FIN-EN.pdf https://archive.org/details/mental_hospital https://www.cfp.ca/content/69/2/81 https://archive.org/details/DrugAddi1951 https://archive.org/details/madnessandmedicinereel2 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hashtag-health-podca

Welcome back to Hashtag Health! This is part 2 of our 2 part series on refugee health. On this episode, we speak with Dr. Allison Henderson, a family medicine physician working at the Refugee Resettlement Clinic in London. She offers practical tips for healthcare providers working with refugee populations, and gives us more insight into what refugee health entails. Be the first to hear about new episodes! Follow our Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @hashtaghealthpodcast Music: https://www.purple-planet.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hashtag-health-podcast/message

Welcome back to Hashtag Health! This is part 1 of our 2 part series on refugee health. On this episode, we speak with Dr. Allison Henderson, a family medicine physician working at the Refugee Resettlement Clinic in London. We learn about her experience practicing medicine internationally in Sub-Saharan Africa, and discuss the refugee experience in Canada given her expertise working at the Resettlement Clinic. Be the first to hear about new episodes! Follow our Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @hashtaghealthpodcast Music: ⁠https://www.purple-planet.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hashtag-health-podcast/message

Welcome back to Hashtag Health! On this episode, we speak with Dr. David Urbach, the head of the department of surgery at Women’s College Hospital in Toronto, about some of the potential solutions to address long and growing surgical wait times in Ontario. Dr. Urbach is an advocate for re-organizing how we deliver surgical care in our public health care system and discusses how team-based models and centralized referral systems can have a positive impact for patients and doctors too! We’ll get into how these models works, examples of where they have already been implemented here in Canada and some of the ways we can work towards implementing this at a larger scale in Ontario. Be the first to hear about new episodes! Follow our Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @hashtaghealthpodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hashtag-health-podcast/message

Welcome back to Hashtag Health! On this episode, we speak with Dr. David Urbach, the head of the department of surgery at Women’s College Hospital in Toronto, about some of the potential solutions to address long and growing surgical wait times in Ontario. Dr. Urbach is an advocate for re-organizing how we deliver surgical care in our public health care system and discusses how team-based models and centralized referral systems can have a positive impact for patients and doctors too! We’ll get into how these models works, examples of where they have already been implemented here in Canada and some of the ways we can work towards implementing this at a larger scale in Ontario. Be the first to hear about new episodes! Follow our Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @hashtaghealthpodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hashtag-health-podcast/message

Welcome back to Hashtag Health! This is episode 2 of our 2 part series on #AdolescentSubstanceUse. On this episode, we will be speaking with Dr. Jibran Khokhar about adolescent nicotine use and its effect on the developing brain as well as co-occurring disorders and how they impact individuals. Be the first to hear about new episodes! Follow our Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @hashtaghealthpodcast Music: https://www.purple-planet.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hashtag-health-podcast/message

Welcome back to Hashtag Health! This is episode 1 of our 2-part series on #AdolescentSubstanceUse. On this episode, we will be speaking with Dr. Jibran Khokhar about adolescent substance use and its effect on neurodevelopment. Be the first to hear about new episodes! Follow our Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @hashtaghealthpodcast Music: https://www.purple-planet.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hashtag-health-podcast/message

Welcome back to Hashtag Health! This is episode 2 of our two part series #AI&MEDICALIMAGING with Dr. Arntfield and Dr. Prager. Tune in as we continue our interview by discussing the barriers to artificial intelligence in medicine, such as patient/physician reluctance and ethical concerns. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hashtag-health-podcast/message

Welcome back to Hashtag Health! This episode is part 1 of a two part series on artificial intelligence in medical imaging with Dr. Arntfield and Dr. Prager, two doctors who are involved with innovation in point of care ultrasonography (POCUS). Join your host Eray as we discuss what POCUS is and how AI has augmented the power of this technology. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hashtag-health-podcast/message

Welcome back to Hashtag Health! This is part two of our two part seriesd on sepsis with Dr. Leligdowicz, a critical care physician and scientist in London. In this episode, we build on the topics discussed in the last episode by discussing critical care at large, trial design, and Dr. Leligdowicz’s research. Be the first to hear about new episodes! Follow our Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @hashtaghealthpodcast For more information on sepsis, here are a couple of great links: https://www.sepsis.org https://www.sepsiscanada.ca --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hashtag-health-podcast/message

Welcome back to Hashtag Health! This is part one in our two part series on Sepsis with Dr. Aleksandra Leligdowicz, a critical care physician and scientist in London. In this episode, we lay the foundation by discussing what sepsis is, how it can present, how it is diagnosed, and treatment options. Be the first to hear about new episodes! Follow our Instagram, Facebook and Twitter @hashtaghealthpodcast For more information on sepsis, here are a couple of resources: https://www.sepsis.org https://www.sepsiscanada.ca --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hashtag-health-podcast/message

In the first part of our series, we talked with Dr. Laflamme. About the advances made in stem cell biology. And how the discovery of induced pluripotent stem cells has allowed us to better study cardiac disease. Test pharmacologic agents and develop cardiac regenerative therapies.  Today we welcome back our guest, Dr. Michael Laflamme to continue our discussion on the research and clinical trials taking place using induced pluripotent stem cells in cardiac regenerative medicine.