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“Practice at the Top of your License?”

A Country Doctor Writes

I re-blogged this post on my original, much older WordPress blog and it got 14 comments, many more than usual. It is hugely inefficient to do mass education and mass screenings with large populations on a one-on-one basis. It was a call to reimagine, reinvent and reinvigorate primary care.

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Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Knowledge is Power in the Fight for Prevention

East Cary Family Physicians

In this blog, we’ll explore the importance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, focusing on early detection, prevention, and the vital role of regular screenings in women’s healthcare. It’s crucial to recognize the prevalence of breast cancer to underscore the importance of awareness and education.

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Raynaud's Phenomenon

Vascular Physician

How is Raynaud's Phenomenon diagnosed? Evaluation begins with three screening questions: Are your fingers or toes unusually sensitive to cold? Educating patients on the link between emotional stress and Raynaud's phenomenon is important and attention to mental health disorders should be considered.

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

GeriPal

After discussing screening options for substance use disorder, we go on to talk about both the treatments for it and the issues that arise. And you wrote, actually, a beautiful GeriPal blog about it a while ago. Designation University of California, San Francisco, designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.75 Jessie: Yes.

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The Promise and Pitfalls of AI in Medicine: Guest Bob Wachter

GeriPal

I remember walking through San Francisco Airport with Bob, we just happened to be there at similar times, and saying, “Eric and I are thinking about starting a blog.” You and I would listen to a suggested list of diagnoses and say, “That’s a reasonable idea. They had no idea. That’s a reasonable idea.

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