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Why Regular Check-ups Matter: Preventive Care at Mesa Family Physicians

Mesa Family Physician

In today’s fast-paced world, it’s easy to postpone medical appointments until something feels wrong. However, at Mesa Family Physicians , we believe that preventive healthcare is the cornerstone of long-term wellness for our Mesa, Arizona community.

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Telehealth vs In-Person Palliative Care: A Podcast with Joseph Greer, Lynn Flint, Simone Rinaldi, and Vicki Jackson

GeriPal

In one corner, weighing in at decades of experience, well known for heavy hits of bedside assessments, strong patient-family relationships, and a knockout punch of interdisciplinary collaboration, we have in-person palliative care consults. So delivering those month visits in clinic, often in tandem with their other oncology appointments.

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Caring for the Unrepresented: A Podcast with Joe Dixon, Timothy Farrell, Yael Zweig

GeriPal

So those types of relationships, clergy, non family members, we talk about, I think cohabitating unmarried couples. And then maybe indirectly, they’ll start to tell you, well, here are the people I rely on to take me to my appointments. Okay, so you said you wanted to stay living in your apartment for the next year.

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

GeriPal

When you think about getting your groceries, going to doctor’s appointments, going to religious services, if that’s important to you. And I’ve been to some presentations that use that same breaking bad news model for having these driving conversations, as are used in palliative care. Absolutely. Eric: Yeah.

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Coping with Serious Illness: Danielle Chammas and Amanda Moment

GeriPal

Somebody shouts at my front Desk staff because they’re pissed off about their appointment time. Eric 11:58 So going back to the case that you presented at the start, so you’re seeing this person use a whole lot of humor. I said, you know, I don’t usually start my appointments in laughter. Everything.

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PC for People Experiencing Homelessness: Naheed Dosani

GeriPal

He was a person with schizophrenia, he was a person who used drugs and he presented in pain crisis to our shelter. By the time he got into us, the tumor grew, he had experienced, he was experiencing significant pain and so trauma, informed care and building a relationship with him was such a big part of the care. Alex 11:17 Thank you.

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Psychological Issues in Palliative Care: Elissa Kozlov and Des Azizoddin

GeriPal

Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. Panelists Elissa Kozlov and Desiree Azizoddin have no relationships to disclose. Alex: I saw Des present this work during the NPC, National Palliative Care Research Center Foley retreat this past year in Jackson Hole. Eric: What’s a PRO? Eric: I love this.