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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

You know your patients’ evolving story as well as their family, friends, coworkers, and the peculiarities of their local community. Over time, communication improves. As shown in the following graph, primary care services amount for only 8.1% 29 Source: OECD Health Statistics 2020 (without dental care) 29 8.

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Poetry & Palliative Care: Podcast with Mike Rabow and Redwing Keyssar

GeriPal

We talk not only about reading poetry, but also writing poetry, and using poetry in medical education as a healing modality. To the deeper emotions – of loss and grief, of wonder and transcendence – that are at the heart of the complex care we provide. And along the way, we really felt like we got to the heart of things.

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Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model: A Podcast with Malaz Boustani and Diane Ty

GeriPal

This model will give participating programs a per-member-per-month payment to offer care management, care coordination, and other services such as caregiver training, disease education, and respite. I had the tenacity and education to try to figure this out. Malaz: They are something we call care navigator.