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Improving Survivor Care Through Primary Care Feedback

Physician's Weekly

Source: link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11764-025-01852-y The post Improving Survivor Care Through Primary Care Feedback first appeared on Physician's Weekly. The PCPs frequently expressed uncertainty about appropriate surveillance for cancer survivors and identified a need for additional education.

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Forecasting and adapting to the family medicine workforce shortage

The Health Policy Exchange

But how has the specialty of family medicine fared, and what else can be done to extend capacity of the existing primary care workforce? A recent issue of Health Affairs examined potential strategies to extend primary care capacity in the absence of an (increasingly unlikely) surge in generalist trainees. Phillips, Jr.

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Orthopedic Pain Management: When to Skip the Specialist

Priority Physicians

member login CONTACT US About Us Concierge Medicine Services Our Physicians Locations Member Login Contact Us L Orthopedic Pain Management: When to Skip the Specialist January 21, 2025 Orthopedic pain management is a guessing game. Maybe they think it’s time to consult an orthopedic surgeon for immediate joint replacement.

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Episode 384: Antiracism in Medicine – Episode 26 – Racial and Gender Health Disparities in Youth Suicide: Part 1

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Calac March 14, 2025 Summary: In this first half of a two-part series, we discuss the growing rates of suicide amongst child and adolescent populations in the United States, with a focus on historically underserved groups. Additionally, he consults with federal agencies on mental health system design and practices. Dr.  March 14, 2025.

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What You Should Know About Radiation Oncology: Anish Butala, Emily Martin and Evie Kalmar

GeriPal

But there are times that a primary care physician or an internal medicine physician may make the referral. Even if it’s a discussion that is involving the primary care physician, the geriatrician, the medical oncologist, the surgical oncologist. So you have the consultation. Like, is it just boom?

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When to Go to Urgent Care for a Sore Throat: How Can Urgent Care Help?

Doctor On Demand

Most sore throats heal on their own, but severe cases may require urgent care. Learn more about which symptoms mean you should go to urgent care or the ER, as well as when to use telehealth or see a primary care doctor. If your symptoms get worse before your appointment, you may need to go to urgent care.

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Transgender Health, Aging, and Advocacy: A Podcast with Noelle Marie Javier and Jace Flatt

GeriPal

So even partnering with that, making sure that you have resources that are available to partner with folks who are experts, let’s say in hormone therapy, some of our endocrinologists, some of our primary care physicians, they might come to you, let’s say, for a geriatric consultation and memory loss.