Treating seniors who have multiple high-burden chronic diseases

In this podcast, Dr. Sharon Straus and Prof. Monika Kastner share the results of their research on effectiveness of interventions for managing multiple high-burden chronic diseases affecting older adults. They discuss whether the single-disease approach to management is better than an integrated multi-disease approach to care.Prof. Monika Kastner is Research Chair in Knowledge Translation and Implementation at North York General Hospital in Toronto and Dr. Sharon Straus is interim physician-in-chief at St. Michael’s Hospital and vice chair and professor of medicine at the University of Toronto.Full research article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.171391To request a transcript of this podcast, contact [email protected] to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.Comments or questions? Text us.Join us as we explore medical solutions that address the urgent need to change healthcare. Reach out to us about this or any episode you hear. Or tell us about something you'd like to hear on the leading Canadian medical podcast.You can find Blair and Mojola on X @BlairBigham and @DrmojolaomoleX (in English): @CMAJ X (en français): @JAMC FacebookInstagram: @CMAJ.ca The CMAJ Podcast is produced by PodCraft Productions

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