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Leadership and Support Shape Psychiatrist Engagement

Physician's Weekly

Leadership roles, specialized training, and observed improvements in communication with staff and individuals receiving care supported engagement. Barriers comprised a limited clinical focus, detachment from comprehensive care, and the unpredictable demands of psychiatric duties.

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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

Austria 14 Canada 15 France 16 Norway 17 Japan 18 USA 19 Sweden 20 Average GP visits 336 238 235 214 206 101 87 202 Specialist visits 284 70 98 91 70 102 44 108 Hospitalizations 38 8 28 14 6 7 13 16 Family physicians provide accessible and comprehensive care for most healthcare needs, most diseases, and all organs.

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

GeriPal

Eric: So comprehensive dementia care is not really feasible in this model because- Malaz: It’s not. Eric: … you’re getting paid for individual encounters, not going to people’s homes, not being paid for all of the additional support that’s needed for comprehensive cancer care.