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July 24-26, 2017 | Vancouver, Canada
International conference on
DIABETES, NUTRITION, METABOLISM & MEDICARE
T
ype II diabetes is a major public health issue with
increasing prevalence in British Columbia and in Canada.
The importance of life style changes for improving health
outcomes in patients with type II diabetes is well known.
There is newly emerging evidence suggestive of the
reversibility of type II diabetes with the loss of 15% or more
of body weight in obese patients. However, implementing
these approaches at the primary care level is challenging
mainly due to the lack of a local/provincial guideline. This
study focused on developing a preventive guideline to be
used at the primary care level in BC for the prevention and/
or reversal of type II diabetes at initial stages of disease.
Biography
Golshan Massah completed her Bachelors of Science from the University of British
Columbia and is currently in her second year of medical school at the University of
British Columbia School of Medicine. She is interested in preventive medicine and the
management of chronic diseases in the primary care setting. Following her medical
studies she hopes to pursue a residency in family medicine.
g.massah@alumni.ubc.caImplementation of preventive interventions for care of patients with type II diabetes at primary care
clinics in British Columbia, Canada
Golshan Massah
University of British Columbia School of Medicine, Canada