Lifestyle changes for Diabetes Prevention – Long term results

October 29, 2009

10-year follow-up of diabetes incidence and weight loss in the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study : The Lancet:
Lifestyle interventions for diabetes prevention continue to have benefits for patients 10 years down the track, according to recently published data from the Diabetes Prevention Program.

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Appointment Golf

October 29, 2009
Appointment Golf

Tony Lembke
This is the first in our new series of Virtual Tabletops, as part of the 1001 Stories Project.
In the ‘Carve Out’ model for appointments, some appointments each day are kept reserved as ‘book on the day appointments’, for patients with acute conditions. In our practice, these are coloured green.
If ‘Demand is Finite and Predictable’, [...]

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1001 Stories

October 29, 2009
1001 Stories

One of the practices signing up to the current wave of local collaborative will be the 1001st practice in the APCC program.
That’s 1001 stories to share!
Which brings us to the the ancient fable ‘Arabian Nights’.
The young bride Scheherazade appears doomed to be executed by her new husband, the king, on the morning after [...]

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