Chronic Diseases - American Medical Association
2023年4月6日 · Chronic diseases are long-term health conditions that can have a significant impact on a person's quality of life. Some of the most common chronic diseases include diabetes, heart disease and cancer. Chronic pain is also a prevalent issue, a common chronic disease affecting millions of people worldwide, and can be caused by a variety of factors, including …
7 steps patients should follow to reduce, manage chronic disease
2019年10月1日 · Preventing and managing chronic disease often requires patients to make healthy lifestyle changes and adjustments to their daily routines. While some might feel overwhelmed by the thought of altering an already busy schedule, it is important to note that lifestyle changes don’t have to be major or difficult.
Why innovation is needed to better manage chronic disease
2019年12月23日 · Chronic disease is an epidemic. The vast majority of annual health care spending goes toward treating conditions like heart disease, cancer, diabetes and obesity. Yet, despite trillions of dollars spent on management, chronic diseases still cause up to 75% of all deaths in the U.S.
Chronic disease prevention and management in medical education
2023年1月11日 · Chronic disease is a leading cause of death and disability in the United States. With an increase in the demand for health care and rising costs related to chronic care, it’s important for physicians to receive comprehensive training to address chronic disease at various stages of illness in a collaborative and cost-effective manner.
How these health systems are transforming chronic disease care
2024年2月22日 · Physicians and health systems across the country continue to face the growing challenge of preventing and managing chronic diseases. This intensifies the need to create innovative approaches to care. With conditions such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease and hypertension on the rise, health systems and the physicians who deliver care are ...
Pandemic shines spotlight on chronic disease prevention priority
2020年6月19日 · “The pandemic has emphasized that chronic diseases may be related to poor outcomes from COVID-19,” said Kmetik. “We can seize this moment to truly reimagine prevention of chronic disease, with everyone having the opportunity to receive evidence-based lifestyle coaching and with the surrounding structural, economic, health care and social ...
4 ways to help patients with chronic disease make dietary changes
2020年7月9日 · Learn more from the AMA about strengthening long-distance care for chronic disease patients and how to establish telehealth. Be ready to answer basic nutrition questions Physicians should be able to provide general nutrition guidance on healthful dietary patterns and be confident in responding to basic nutrition questions .
Rethinking how physicians learn to prevent, manage chronic disease
2016年7月27日 · Whereas traditional training often instills a sense of professional accomplishment in seeing a patient through an acute episode of care, day-to-day care for patients with chronic diseases means ongoing management of conditions from which patients may never recover and overlapping issues that could land a patient in the hospital.
Benefits of lifestyle medicine, managing chronic disease, plus ...
2024年4月29日 · We have about 3,000 board certified physicians. Because of the chronic disease epidemic we have in this nation and worldwide. Diabetes, obesity, coronary artery disease, metabolic syndrome, mental health conditions—these are lifestyle-related. Those pillars I just mentioned have an impact—a significant impact on those chronic conditions.
Pandemic fear: Ensure patients with chronic disease receive care
2020年6月30日 · For patients with chronic diseases, their fears are heightened during this pandemic. These fears can threaten their health and add to delays in care. As the pandemic continues to unfold, it is important for physicians to stress that fear of COVID-19 should not keep people from seeking medical attention. There are measures in place to reach ...