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Prevalence and management of symptom diagnoses in children in general practice

Canadian Family Physician

Objective To explore the prevalence of symptom diagnoses in children in general practice and the management strategies performed by GPs. Participants Participant data registered in a Dutch practice-based primary care research network (Family Medicine Network [FaMe-Net]). Design Retrospective cohort study. Setting The Netherlands.

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The utilization patterns and impact of the Stanford Chronic Pain Self-Management Program in Eastern Ontario, Canada [Pain management]

Annals of Family Medicine

One potential solution is to facilitate patient access to programs that develop skills and confidence in managing their own care. Anyone suffering from pain could register for the program without needing a referral or formal diagnosis from a health care practitioner.

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Identifying and managing gambling-related harms

Common Sense Family Doctor

A less heralded ruling with health implications occurred in 2018, when the Roberts Court held that a prior federal law forbidding states to legalize sports betting was unconstitutional. This decision led to the rapid proliferation of online sports gambling platforms and their ubiquitous television advertisements. of women, 2.7%

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Time to stop driving? Podcast with Emmy Betz and Terri Cassidy

GeriPal

Often the work of the certified driving rehab specialist is to assess the older drivers goals, assess prognosis for driving, and help the family navigate discussions around driving cessation (hmmm…sounds like an approach to family meetings). Were those people self referring, or family members calling you asking? Eric: Yeah.

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

GeriPal

So my family is from Maui and were impacted by the wildfires, so I really appreciate this. Alex: How is your family doing? My family’s also from Maui. And her dad’s family, the Makekaus family, which is based in Lahaina, and we actually visited their grave sites there, when we were there a few years ago.

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Hospice in Prison Part 1: An interview with Michele DiTomas and Keith Knauf

GeriPal

Michele: Yeah, so in May of 2018, there was an article by Suleika Jaouad in the New York Times Magazine, and they spent about two weeks in our hospice with us learning about the work that’s done. Michele: The article was 2018, but I think Bonnie read the article more recently. Eric: How long ago was this? Alex: A few years back.

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EMS Intervention to Reduce Falls: Carmen Quatman and Katie Quatman-Yates

GeriPal

Eric: Well, what are the odds that two family members focus on a similar topic and do research together? laughter] Alex: We love the family theme. Eric: So you both published a paper in JAGS, what, 2018, ’19 looking at what happens to people? Same thing with kind of medication management. Katie: Awesome.

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