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Nurse Practitioners Critical in Treating Older Adults as Ranks of Geriatricians Shrink

Physician's Weekly

Ellen had been diagnosed with vascular dementia, peripheral vascular disease, and Type 2 diabetes. The Health Resources and Services Administration projects a 50% increase in demand for geriatricians from 2018 to 2030, when the entire baby boom generation will be older than 65. ” In 27 states and Washington, D.C.,

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

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William: So ASCO decided to make a high priority this year to redo the guidelines, which were originally released in 2018. So I make the point, they often say, “Oh, you have this special population,” like pediatrics, where it’s 10% or something. One of my good friends, Jerome Kim, is a community oncologist.

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Keynote: Finding your bliss—beating physician “burnout”

Pamela Wible MD

Wible held town hall meetings and she invited citizens in her community to design their own ideal clinic. Open since 2005 her community clinic has inspired Americans to create ideal hospitals and clinics nationwide. Isn’t it weird that now we’re labeling the majority of doctors with burnout in 2018?

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A Revolutionary Drug for Extreme Hunger Offers Clues to Obesity’s Complexity

Physician's Weekly

Obesity medicine is likely heading the way of treatments for high blood pressure or diabetes, with three to five effective options for different types of patients. Since the drug trial started in 2018, some of her adult patients have begun living independently, getting into college, and starting jobs — milestones that once felt impossible.