#1. Harborview Medical Center Pharmacist: Ramadan Fasting, Tips for Providers

Описание: Harborview Medical Center Pharmacist, Tiffany Erickson shares tips for healthcare providers who have patients that might be fasting for Ramadan. Tiffany works at the International Medicine Clinic and she discusses helpful questions to ask Muslim patients as Ramadan approaches. It is important to know a patient's individual fasting plan- when do they plan to fast? How will they break their fast, where and with what? What kind of meals will patients be having during the non-fasting hours? And what is the timing of those meals? What is a patients activity level during the fasting hours?

All of these questions are important to consider when adjusting a patients medications. It's best to talk to the patient as far in advance as possible. Medication adjustments make take some time, so it's important to see the effects of those adjustments in advance (if possible).

For active individuals who are fasting while managing chronic conditions with medication, it's crucial they know the warning signs—like hypoglycemia or dehydration—that signal the need to break the fast.

Please share this video with health providers who are interested in supporting patients who are managing medications and fasting.