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Family physicians perform high-quality colonoscopies, but access is an issue

Common Sense Family Doctor

The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) maintains that clinical privileges should be based on documented training and experience rather than the physician’s specialty. From 2016 to 2021, the percentage of screening colonoscopies performed by family physicians decreased from 11.3%

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4 Ways to Combat Dental Assistant Job Dissatisfaction that You Can Implement Today

CDOCS

<p>According to the Dental Assisting National Board, dental assistant job satisfaction has declined every year since 2016, and currently only 50% feel valued by their employer. Within the last year, feeling under appreciated is now the second highest reason dental assistants are leaving the dental field.</p>

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Dementia and high risk surgery: Joel Weissman and Samir Shah

GeriPal

So when I was a resident at Cleveland Clinic, I got to see really cutting-edge technology, some of the best surgeons in the country, and perhaps in the world, operating on patients. Eric: Let’s say tomorrow, a patient comes into your clinic. Eric: Mm-hmm. Eric: How about you, Samir? Eric: So Samir, you’re a surgeon, right?