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Is a Medical Office Assistant Career Right for You?

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

Booking, rescheduling, or canceling appointments. Effective communication skills: Medical office assistants must clearly communicate with patients, doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals. Many community colleges in Connecticut offer training programs that can be completed in as little as six months to one year.

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Demystifying Diabetes

East Cary Family Physicians

Whether you’re newly diagnosed, caring for someone with diabetes, or seeking to enhance your knowledge, this guide aims to provide valuable insights and practical tips. It’s important to take medications as prescribed and attend regular follow-up appointments with healthcare providers. What is Diabetes?

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Middle to Older Age Latinas Experiences Across the Cervical Cancer Continuum: Screening, Diagnosis, Treatment and Impact [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

Participants were recruited via electronic healthcare records, community tabling events, and social media efforts. Our Community Advisory Board (CAB) guided this work. Cancer Screening: Challenges with making appointments and getting PAP Smears due to time, employment, transportation, and lack of established primary care provider.

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How to Prepare for Your Preventive Care Visit

Mesa Family Physician

Unlike appointments that address specific illnesses or injuries, preventive care visits focus on screening for potential health issues, assessing your overall wellness, and helping you establish healthy habits before problems develop. Consider creating a health folder containing this information that you update and bring to each appointment.

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Digital Skin Care: Top 8 Dermatology Apps

The Medical Futurist

Their success is understandable : they offer a fast and easy method to check any skin conditions, typically for a fraction of the cost of a traditional healthcare appointment. It can diagnose six types of common skin conditions – pimples, acne, scars, dark spots, pigmentation, and dark circles.

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The Importance of Knowing Your Family Cancer History and Genetic Testing: Kathy Baker’s Story

Myriad Genetics

I have breast exams, I have annual dermatology appointments, I do prostate screenings.” Kathy’s tireless advocacy ensures that more families, especially those in underrepresented communities, have access to these lifechanging resources. Knowledge is powerful,” Kathy says. Three of our five siblings are positive for BRCA1.

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How to Make an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis in Primary Care: A Podcast with Nathaniel Chin

GeriPal

So, the question becomes, what, if anything, should we do differently in the primary care setting to diagnose the disease? We address the following questions with Nate: Has anything changed for the primary care doctor when diagnosing Alzheimers? But these tests were never designed to diagnose. Does a good history matter anymore?