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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

This graph illustrates that the benefit of long-term GP-patient relationships is even dose-dependent (longer GP-patient-relationship = lower risk of dying prematurely): Why do long-term GP-patient relationships improve health and reduce costs? 29 Source: OECD Health Statistics 2020 (without dental care) 29 8.

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Trauma-Informed Care: A Podcast with Mariah Robertson, Kate Duchowny, and Ashwin Kotwal

GeriPal

I’m just thinking we all went through a major traumatic event in 2020 and the subsequent years. Mariah 43:22 I searched to see if it was studied, but I have a feeling and believe that we call white coat hypertension just like nervousness with your doctor. Eric 04:55 Does it need an experience directly?