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Behind the stethoscope: A conversation with Dr. Osman Saleem

Sound Physicians

I went to the University of Toronto and finished my Bachelor of Science there in 2013. I interacted with Sound clinicians during my residency, and seeing the impact they had on the patients and hospital leadership was inspiring. I began as a nocturnist with Sound, otherwise known as a hospitalist who cares for patients at night.

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GeriPal Special: Hopes and Worries for Hospice and Palliative Care

GeriPal

Attendee 5: That we are so integrated into the very fabric of healthcare that it’s a no-brainer in every single discipline because you know what? We deepen ourselves into the fabric of care and we make healthcare work for people who are seriously ill. We are not an extra layer of support. We are actually the integrator.

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Improving Hospital Care for Older Adults through Acute Care for Elders (ACE Units): Kellie Flood and Stephanie Rogers

GeriPal

Which patients are eligible to go to an ACE unit? So I picked the Ed Sheeran song, The A Team, because it reminds me of our ACE team that goes around the hospital and cares for our older patients. And a light bulb just went off in my head, like, yes, this makes sense as a model for how we should care for more complex older patients.

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Digital Skin Care: Top 8 Dermatology Apps

The Medical Futurist

In 2013, only 56 percent of Americans owned a smartphone, which climbed to around 90% by now. Their success is understandable : they offer a fast and easy method to check any skin conditions, typically for a fraction of the cost of a traditional healthcare appointment. recommends an eight-week skincare regimen.

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Social Workers as Leaders on Palliative Care Teams: A Podcast with Barbara Jones

GeriPal

Barbara: Oh, I think it was 2013. Now, my SWHPN friends will get mad at me if I got that wrong, but I think it was 2013. When you think about leadership and we think about health care, we still live in a healthcare system that has a hierarchy. And so there are different levels of power within our healthcare system.

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Transgender Health, Aging, and Advocacy: A Podcast with Noelle Marie Javier and Jace Flatt

GeriPal

This is like, back in 2013, and I joined the faculty at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. So when I joined Sinai In 2013, I was in a different form at that time. And then the other thing is really partnering with your patient or your clients in terms of. Eric 04:53 How is it public? Can you tell me about that?

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Are You Going To Wake Up From Cryosleep?

The Medical Futurist

Back in 2013, Russian scientists discovered a well-preserved woolly mammoth carcass trapped in the permafrost of northern Siberia for some 42,000 years. However, if we could make it work, it would really be a game-changer — from saving terminally ill patients to solving one of the main problems of interstellar travels.

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