Staying Happy, Healthy, and Active between Visits to the Doctor

Описание: Recorded June 1, 2022 for an in-person and livestream audience.

Presenter: Dr. Kate Lorig, Founder of the Self-Management Research Centre self-management programs, Professor Emerita, School of Medicine, Stanford University

About the presentation:
Even if we have long-term conditions like arthritis, heart disease, diabetes, or Parkinson’s Disease, we want to continue doing the things we need and want to do. At the same time, there are challenges such as pain, depression, fatigue, disability, and/or anxiety. Relationships with friends and family change and we may not know how to use our limited time with health care providers.

The presentation began with finding out the major concerns of the audience. These then became the focus of the session. It is hoped that each person will leave with new ideas and the commitment to try a new tool to manage their long-term condition.

About the speaker:
Dr. Lorig is the founder of the Self-Management Resource Center self-management programs, Profesor Emerita, Stanford University’s School of Medicine.

She is a pioneer in the field of chronic disease self-management. Using a public health approach, she has developed and evaluated community-based education programs for individuals with a wide range of chronic conditions, including arthritis, diabetes, lung disease, cancer, and pain. Her self-management program has been adopted by organizations and communities in Canada, the US, Great Britain, Australia, China, Europe and South Africa. This includes the Self-Management BC programs managed by IALH fellow Dr. Patrick McGowan, at theIALH Ladner office.

Dr. Lorig holds a Masters in Nursing and a Doctorate of Public Health in health education.