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Episode 148: Antiracism in Medicine Series Episode 4 – Dismantling Race-Based Medicine Part 2: Clinical Perspectives

The Clinical Problem Solvers

September 12, 2018. Establishing a Task Force to Reassess the Inclusion of Race in Diagnosing Kidney Diseases. J Epidemiol Community Health. Links References discussed throughout episode Tsai J. It’s Time to Talk about Racism in Medical Education. link] Tsai J. What Role Should Race Play in Medicine? Scientific American.

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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. A headband was tied around her white hair.

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Poetry & Palliative Care: Podcast with Mike Rabow and Redwing Keyssar

GeriPal

So after my last chemotherapy in 2018, I came here to my healing place of Hawaii and spent time alone, and this poem, Hawaiian Waters, flat black lava, resting green sea turtles, gentle, translucent turquoise water and waves. Redwing: When you’re diagnosed with cancer, the first thing you think about is when you’re going to die.

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Pragmatic Trial of ACP: Jennifer Wolff, Sydney Dy, Danny Scerpella, and Jasmine Santoyo-Olsson

GeriPal

The reason I chose this song is because I’m currently working on bringing advanced care planning sessions to the Latino community. In our planning sessions, one of the biggest barriers to advanced care planning in this community is just talking about death. Why did you even bother doing this study? It’s a great question.

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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

He was diagnosed as a baby with Prader-Willi syndrome — a rare disorder sparked by a genetic abnormality. 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. He continued to be disinterested in food for years.