This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_04B9_01D28167.CEC88CB0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable An interesting article published recently =20 http://www.professionsante.ca/medecins/actualites/infos-professionnelles/= unifier-milieu-de-vie-et-exigences-de-soins-un-enjeu-majeur-pour-les-chsl= d-en-2017-41115?utm_source=3DEmailMarketing = = &utm_medium=3Demail&utm_campaign=3DPhysician_fr_Newsletter =20 Interesting section towards the bottom of the first page on polypharmacy = which touches on your comment about autonomous residents taking too many = medications =E2=80=8Eand that their next 'stop' can be a CHSLD or = residence semi autonome! =20 There is little doubt anecdotally or on a more scientific basis that THE = MAJOR modifiable risk factor for the progressive loss of autonomy in = seniors is in =E2=80=8Efact polypharmacy which has its origins in what = we call the Geriatric Gap.=20 =20 This=E2=80=8E term identifies lack of understanding or under = appreciation of family physicians that while for the younger population = at large patients, ( <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:#0563C1; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, spa