Dr. Naser AlQurini, MD, MRCGP (INT). A family physician who finished his medical school at Kuwait University on 2000, and continued his residency in family medicine at the Kuwait Institute of Medical Specialtiesfrom 2003-2007. After that, he had more training at a level of clinical fellow in the following subspecialties in Canadian universities: geriatric medicine at McMaster University, and palliative care and general practice in oncology at University of Ottawa.
He finds great interest in managing and treating older adults with cancer. He finished his last fellowship by working in the Older Adult with Cancer Clinic (OACC) at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Canada’s largest cancer centre, and affiliated with the University of Toronto.
Polypharmacy (complex medication and medication optimization)
Social vulnerability (social isolation and abuse)
Functional decline, weak physical performance and frailty
History of falls, bone health and osteoprosis
Malnutrition and dietary consultation
Complex comorbidities
Cognitive and mood disorders
Chronic pain and fatigue
Hearing and vision impairment
Cancer patient on systemic therapy/pre-surgical assessment (if indicated(
Aplliative care patients
Complex decision making and advance care planning