McMaster Perspective

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  Use of inhaled medications in COPD

  Prof. Andrew McIvor discusses roles of different agents used in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

  2016-12-14
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  Obesity surgery for internists. Part 1

  Prof. Maria Tiboni navigates us through various types of bariatric surgery and explains what outcomes may be achieved.

  2016-12-07
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  Cardiac complications after noncardiac surgery

  Prof. Devereaux comments on the frequency of cardiac complications following noncardiac surgeries and explains how we can predict the events preoperatively.

  2016-11-30
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  Variations on peptic ulcer disease

  Prof. Moayyedi talks about all things peptic ulcer disease: the causes, treatments, and how it relates to Downton Abbey.

  2016-11-16
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  Treatment of hypertension: When to start? What is the target?

  Prof. Messerli takes us through practical aspects of treating hypertension and comments on the recent trial results.

  2016-10-26
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  Microbiome: Fecal transplant in Clostridium difficile and ulcerative colitis

  Prof. Moayyedi introduces the idea of fecal transplants and explains the role the microbiome may play in treating ulcerative colitis.

  2016-10-19
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  Treatment of hypertension: Choosing the first-line treatment

  Prof. Messerli talks about hypertensive treatment and points out what many got wrong about thiazide diuretics.

  2016-10-12
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  Microbiome: The beginning of understanding

  Prof. Paul Moayyedi explains the concept of microbiome and its role in modern medicine.

  2016-09-14
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  HOPE-3, BP treatment, milestones in CV prevention

  Prof. Salim Yusuf talks about goals and results of the HOPE-3 trial, discusses blood pressure treatment, and highlights the milestones in cardiovascular prevention in the past 20 years.

  2016-09-01
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  Treatment of asthma: Predicting the future of atopic disease treatment

  Prof. Paul O’Byrne shares his predictions for developments in the treatment of atopic diseases.

  2016-08-17