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Time for Geriatric Assessments in Cancer Care: William Dale, Mazie Tsang, and John Simmons

GeriPal

William: So ASCO decided to make a high priority this year to redo the guidelines, which were originally released in 2018. And because, it’s a little kid in a candy store, so many different choices for quote, unquote, “community oncologists,” and perhaps even for academic oncologists. Throw it in the trash.”

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How to Make an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis in Primary Care: A Podcast with Nathaniel Chin

GeriPal

So I get all the referrals from my great colleagues in primary care. And I gotta manage their blood pressure and their diabetes meds. We’ve had difficulty in recruiting and engaging in those communities, and that’s on our end. It’s not on the community’s end. There’s got to be an easier way.

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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

million people in 2018), shows that the longer you know your GP, the better off you are. You know your patients’ evolving story as well as their family, friends, coworkers, and the peculiarities of their local community. Adherence to medical advice improves and unnecessary self-referrals to other doctors decrease.