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Episode 146: Neurology VMR – Right sided weakness + numbness

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Take our Episode Quiz here Dhruv Srinivasachar Dhruv Srinivasachar is a 4th year medical student at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine (the Medical College of Virginia for all the veteran attendings out there). He has been board-certified in emergency medicine through ABEM since 2013.

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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. If there were ever a time to join us, it is now.

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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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The Future of Geriatrics: A Podcast with Jerry Gurwitz, Ryan Chippendale, and Mike Harper

GeriPal

I talked about lack of prestige and respect, and I talked about how healthcare system leaders and medical school deans don’t always seem to value the field of geriatrics. But then I realized who I wasn’t hearing from, I did not hear from the CEO of my organization, my healthcare organization. How long ago?

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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. At The Medical Futurist, we are building a community for making a bold vision about the future of healthcare reality today. They named the specimen Buttercup (of course).

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Aging and the ICU: Podcast with Lauren Ferrante and Julien Cobert

GeriPal

That said, I think we, and I mean collectively, not just in critical care, I think we as a healthcare system, I think we’re really good at keeping people alive. The post Aging and the ICU: Podcast with Lauren Ferrante and Julien Cobert appeared first on A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Podcast for Every Healthcare Professional.