The Clinical Problem Solvers

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Screening for substance use and offering connections to treatment and community-based services are important strategies that clinicians can implement in their own practice today. Between 2007 – 2019, Black individuals experienced a higher death rate for opioid overdose deaths than any other racial or ethnic group.

Community 52

Community Patient-Centered Mental Health Board-Certified 52

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

I tell this story because these issues don’t typically register as more than a nuisance for clinicians, who frequently don’t understand why their older patient with osteoporosis is not taking a bisphosphonate. But our patients are walking with their feet, and adherence to bisphosphonates for osteoporosis is poor and decreases with time.

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Clinic IT Patients Medical 68

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The insight started when Carmen, an orthopedic surgeon-researcher, and Katie, a physical therapist- researcher participated in ride-alongs with EMS providers to patient’s homes. Going into patient’s homes was eye opening. It was eyeopening to see patients in their own home. And so that really triggered my interest.

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Community Transportation IT PCP 115