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Should you have a coach? Greg Pawlson, Beth Griffiths, & Vicky Tang

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The initial RCT published on physician coaching in JAMA in 2019 showing that coaching improves quality of life. A 2020 RCT of coaching for primary care physicians shows that coaching improves burnout well-being during the intervention and has a sustained duration at 6 months of follow up. How much drive do you have?

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The Future of Geriatrics: A Podcast with Jerry Gurwitz, Ryan Chippendale, and Mike Harper

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And the other thing I would add is if you look at the number of board certified geriatricians, it’s grown as far back as I could see since 2019 where we were at 6670 and we’re now at 7413. How do we train primary care doctors to do geriatrics? But she wrote this a counter. ” I did love that line.

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Podcast Episode: The Unvaccinated Child with Fever

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The episode emphasizes thoughtful, individualized care in the context of rising vaccine hesitancy and declining immunization rates. Can they follow up with their primary care doctor or at your facility within 24 to 48 hours? And it would be timely and laborious though. Interesting.