In an episode co-hosted with MohammadAli Jardaly, we discuss with Dr. Andrea Darzi MD, MPH, PhD her work at McMaster University looking at health-care related guidelines. Health-care related guidelines are published to assist in the management of various diseases; however, they do not take cultural differences between countries and continents, and specific needs, into consideration.

Dr. Darzi discusses her group's work in developing recommendation maps aiding in guideline adaptation to the needs of the physicians and other health care workers assisting them in managing their patients. A big example and a subject she is working on is chronic pain management which varies tremendously between different countries. It may be opiate heavy in North America and much less opiate oriented in other countries.

These recommendations maps will assist in management, adaptation, and aid in research questions in the future focusing on the gaps in knowledge that need further study. They will also help patients understand their disease process and its management.

This episode is also available on all podcast apps and on YouTube

#guidelines #recommendationmaps #culturaldifference #healthcare #patientempowerment

Most of use lead busy urban lives these days with days and weeks passing by in some cities without close contact with nature. In this episode of the podcast, we discuss the health benefits of hiking and trail running with Nayla Cortas who is a pharmacist by training and an avid trail runner. Nayla along with Lebanon trail running pioneer Ali Kedami established the 4 Seasons Mountain Trails organizing races along the Lebanon Mountain Trail which traverses the country from North to South. We discuss the health advantages of this endeavor and the economic effects this trail and events around it have on the villages along the path.

To learn more, you can follow Instagram pages: @4 Seasons Mountain Trails and @lebanontrail.

#Trailrunning #lebanonmountaintrail #hiking #ecotourism

A great podcast the beginning of the school year. We all lead fast lives which become faster as the school year starts for those of us with kids. Juggling work, kids' activities, life stressors, worrying about parents in Lebanon for the Lebanese listeners ... this all leads to fatigue, tiredness, and burnout. Burnout has become a major issue in healthcare workers, and is leading to thinning out of the workforce.

In this episode, we discuss these topics and others with Dr. Labib Ghulmiyyah, a Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist, who is now in Miami but was in Lebanon prior for 12 years. Dr. Ghulmiyyah has authored 3 books which can be found on Amazon:

- A Toxin-Free Pregnancy

- Gen Tox Live Clean

- Reframing the Fourth Trimester.

Dr. Ghulmiyyah has also started the Vitality Project to provide individual and corporate consultations on wellness and combatting burnout. This project focuses on digging deep into the different pillars of a person's life, their nutrition, exercise, stressors, toxin exposures, etc.. and targeting them one pillar at a time. Dr. Ghulmiyyah's approach may be life changing and an eye opener for people.

This episode can also be found on Apple, Spotify, Anghami, iHeartRadio, all all podcast sites. It can also be found on YouTube.

#physicianwellness #physicianburnout #toxins #nutritiontips #vitality