Latest episode of the podcast co-hosted with MohammadAli Jardaly discussing Sports Medicine in the Middle East, Lebanon, and the Gulf Region with Tarek Gerbal who was senior sports therapist at the American University of Beirut before moving to Doha, Qatar. In this episode, we discuss the advancements in Sports Medicine and physical therapy and the future of this field. An episode not to be missed.

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In an episode co-hosted with MohammadAli Jardaly, we discuss with Dr. Andrea Darzi MD, MPH, PhD her work at McMaster University looking at health-care related guidelines. Health-care related guidelines are published to assist in the management of various diseases; however, they do not take cultural differences between countries and continents, and specific needs, into consideration.

Dr. Darzi discusses her group's work in developing recommendation maps aiding in guideline adaptation to the needs of the physicians and other health care workers assisting them in managing their patients. A big example and a subject she is working on is chronic pain management which varies tremendously between different countries. It may be opiate heavy in North America and much less opiate oriented in other countries.

These recommendations maps will assist in management, adaptation, and aid in research questions in the future focusing on the gaps in knowledge that need further study. They will also help patients understand their disease process and its management.

This episode is also available on all podcast apps and on YouTube

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Most of use lead busy urban lives these days with days and weeks passing by in some cities without close contact with nature. In this episode of the podcast, we discuss the health benefits of hiking and trail running with Nayla Cortas who is a pharmacist by training and an avid trail runner. Nayla along with Lebanon trail running pioneer Ali Kedami established the 4 Seasons Mountain Trails organizing races along the Lebanon Mountain Trail which traverses the country from North to South. We discuss the health advantages of this endeavor and the economic effects this trail and events around it have on the villages along the path.

To learn more, you can follow Instagram pages: @4 Seasons Mountain Trails and @lebanontrail.

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