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I Feel Things.

StorytellERdoc

My last post, on March 16, 2015, was not a planned exit from writing for my blog but, unfortunately, life happens and I needed to take some time to gather the bits of myself that became brittle and crumbled over the years. As before, I still love my three amazing kids and my big forestry family. They still do.

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“Zoom”ing through virtual interviews

Louisville Lectures

This can be extremely hard to find sometimes – if you cannot find a suitable place at home, contact your medical school/local library to see if they have rooms you can book beforehand. Some people choose to have framed photos of family/pets; one interviewee even had soccer posters! Think about your backdrop.

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Colorectal Cancer in Younger Individuals & The Importance of Hereditary Cancer Testing 

Myriad Genetics

Further, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association , colorectal cancer is estimated to become the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among younger adults (ages 20 to 49) in the United States by 2030. Another key issue is family history. Singleton’s story In 2015, J.J.

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A review of the utility of the ECG in Pediatric Syncope

PEMBlog

The majority of these are cardiac and so today we will review what to look for in your screening ECG. Your history and medication reconciliation will assist in determining acquired vs congenital variants. Acquired long QT can be caused by electrolyte disorders, eating disorders and/or medications. Larkin, John, et al.

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Substance Use Disorder in Aging and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Jessica Merlin, Devon Check

GeriPal

After discussing screening options for substance use disorder, we go on to talk about both the treatments for it and the issues that arise. And as of 2015, the survey started to ask folks about cancer history, just some broad questions about lifetime history of cancer and whether they’ve had a cancer diagnosis in the past year.

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

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary Social connections impact our health in profound ways, whether it is the support we receive from family and friends in navigating serious illness, the joy from shared social activities, or connecting with our community. We’ll talk about is it in medical practice yet? And then the second one in 2015.

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Aging and Climate Change: Karl Pillemer, Leslie Wharton, & Ruth McDermott-Levy

GeriPal

And we have gone from 250 members at the end of 2015 to about 26,000 right now across the United States and a number of chapters that have grown. And it is going to affect, if it hasn’t already, our food quality, the food that’s available, our medications. And then for medical education, I know they are doing a lot as well.