Manitoba has one of the highest rates of Chronic Kidney Disease and End Stage Renal Disease of any province in Canada. Here are some recent websites and articles on the topic. If you are looking for more information on this topic please request a literature search<http://bit.ly/1iJYp87> from us and MHIKNET Library Services.
Websites:
* Manitoba Renal Program - Year in Review 2012-2013<http://bit.ly/1jgfJUB>
* Chronic Kidney Disease in Diabetes - Clinical Practice Guidelines<http://bit.ly/1fCdarJ> [2013; Canadian Diabetes Association]
* End-Stage Renal Disease Among Aboriginal Peoples in Canada: Treatment and Outcomes<http://bit.ly/1bpsagw> [2013; Canadian Institute for Health Information]
Articles:
CMAJ. 2013 Jun 11;185(9):E417-23. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.120833. Epub 2013 May 6.
Prevalence estimates of chronic kidney disease in Canada: results of a nationally representative survey.
<http://bit.ly/1bpsgVJ>Arora P, Vasa P, Brenner D, Iglar K, McFarlane P, Morrison H, Badawi A.
more articles can be found at: http://bit.ly/1nQu5v5
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Carol A. Cooke
Acting MHIKNET Librarian
Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library
University of Manitoba
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Getting patients to adopt healthy lifestyle choices can be challenging. By this time many New Year's Resolutions have been broken. This newly released TEDTalk by Sandra Aamodt (neuroscientist) has a compelling argument for making positive lifestyle choices if an individual is overweight or clinically obese. After the video is a list of articles that touch on the concepts and ideas she presents in her talk.
Sandra Aamodt: Why dieting doesn't usually work<http://bit.ly/1bol5Yk>
[YouTube/TEDTalks - 12 minutes 42 seconds]
Go to the Article list<http://bit.ly/1k8WD5y>
Sincerely,
Carol
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Carol A. Cooke
Acting MHIKNET Librarian
Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library
University of Manitoba
e. carol.cooke(a)umanitoba.ca<mailto:carol.cooke@umanitoba.ca>
p. 204-977-5660
c. 204-290-6710
w. http://mhiknet.lib.umanitoba.ca/
