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Substance Use Disorder in Aging and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Jessica Merlin, Devon Check

GeriPal

Eric: This comes down to also like, if I find… As an oncologist, somebody has very high hypertension, is it my role to control that hypertension? Should it just be referral to their PMD, who’s all, “Why are these people telling me to do all this stuff all the time?” Most oncologists would say no.

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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

Adherence to medical advice improves and unnecessary self-referrals to other doctors decrease. Because chronic diseases are largely managed in primary care and are therefore the GPs’ daily business: Patients with multimorbidity account for 78% of GP appointments (based on 100,000 UK patients). Over time, more trust develops.