Open AccessShifting from picking up the pieces to preventive health
Author(s) -
Ramoeferu,
Alice Yi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
uwomj/medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2560-8274
pISSN - 0042-0336
DOI - 10.5206/uwomj.v85i2.4152
Subject(s) - workbook , medical prescription , medical education , health care , medicine , family medicine , overweight , health professionals , nursing , psychology , gerontology , political science , law , obesity
Dr Lori Teeple has been a family and emergency medicine physician for over 25 years. She is an award-winning teacher and has published several national papers for physician education. Currently, Dr Teeple is a part of the Bluewater Area Family Health Team, which serves approximately 3500 patients with an interdisciplinary team of health care professionals. Dr Teeple recently published Overweight is a Disease: A Canadian Doctor’s Prescription for Self-Management,1 a workbook designed to provide an evidence-based approach to lifestyle modification using self-reflection, healthier diet, and exercise habits. Her main academic interests are in education; she is currently on an educator sabbatical, developing small group educational modules for continuing professional development.