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Episode 148: Antiracism in Medicine Series Episode 4 – Dismantling Race-Based Medicine Part 2: Clinical Perspectives

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Nwamaka Eneanya and Jennifer Tsai to discuss the limitations and harms of race-based medicine in clinical practice. Our guests explain how we can incorporate race-conscious medicine in clinical settings, medical education, and biomedical/epidemiological research to responsibly recognize and address the harms of racial inequality.

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The importance of social connection: Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Thomas Cudjoe, & Carla Perissinotto

GeriPal

But, should we as clinicians care about the social lives of our patients? Are there meaningful ways of assessing loneliness and social isolation in clinical settings and connecting patients with interventions? Has kept me interested, the patient experience and the older adults in the community, their experience.

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Do statins reduce mortality in older people? Findings from a longitudinal study using primary care records

BMJ

This is because clinical trials are expensive to carry out and therefore tend to be of relatively short duration, with statins trials having on average two to five years of treatment exposure. 9 The availability of electronic health records makes it easier to follow up on patients’ health information for an extended period.

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Redefining Alzheimer’s Disease: A Podcast with Heather Whitson, Jason Karlawish, Lon Schneider

GeriPal

In particular we spend a good deal of time talking about what this means for asymptomatic patients who may have an abnormal biomarker, which by the proposed new definition would mean they would now have Alzheimer’s disease. Eric: Wonderful. Jason: A bit of an irony there is that Simple Minds is the band. laughter] Heather: Good point.

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Going beyond the surface material: A podcast episode on cellulitis

PEMBlog

2011 Mar;127(3):e573-80. Epub 2011 Feb 21. Clinical practice guidelines by the infectious diseases society of america for the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in adults and children. Clin Infect Dis 2011; 52:e18. Pediatrics. doi: 10.1542/peds.2010-2053. Pallin, William D.

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