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Position Statement on Measurement Based Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

Rather, it is an evidence-based, collaborative process that mirrors the well-established framework of using physical symptom monitoring (e.g., vital signs, bloodwork laboratory findings, and other physical test data) as a means of guiding care over time. MBC is much more than simply administering behavioral health measures. 3, 5, 6) b.

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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. History and physical examination are critical components to any emergency department evaluation but are especially helpful in syncope patients. Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Health, 2015. Larkin, John, et al.

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

GeriPal

And then the second one in 2015. I moved to Baltimore in 2015 and did clinical fellowship in geriatrics. Thomas: But the person did screen and used a little bit of the and Social Network Scale and the UCLA Loneliness Scale. Like I said, the patient screened positive for it. Eric: How about you, Thomas?

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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. So it is an enormous mental, physical health benefit because we feel we’re still part of the world and we’re making a difference, and we are learning and we’re engaged.

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Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model: A Podcast with Malaz Boustani and Diane Ty

GeriPal

Too many people do because it’s really hard to keep their loved ones at home for the cost, the enormous financial, mental and physical strain for the family. I think the big one for me, it was in 2015. 2015, 2016. Diane: Which too many people do, Malaz. There’s a book called The 36-hour day for dementia caregivers.