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How to Choose the Best Hormone Doctor in Connecticut for Your Needs

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

Your Connecticut-based primary care doctor is a good place to start, as they understand your health history and can refer you to a trusted hormone doctor that specializes in your condition. Board-certification is another important credential. You can ask how often they treat people with your specific hormone condition.

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Endocrinology Near Me: Finding the Best Hormone Specialists in Connecticut

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

Endocrinologists are doctors who specialize in diagnosing and treating endocrine system disorders. Then, they complete two to three years of specialized training in endocrinology, which prepares them to treat a wide range of conditions. People often see an endocrinologist after being referred by their primary care provider.

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Should you have a coach? Greg Pawlson, Beth Griffiths, & Vicky Tang

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Today we learn more about coaching from 3 coaches: Greg Pawlson, coach and former president of the American Geriatrics Society, Vicky Tang, geriatrician-researcher at UCSF and coach , and Beth Griffiths, primary care internist at UCSF and coach. Eric: … in geriatrics as a primary care doctor? Beth: Thank you.

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RCT of Palliative Care for Heart Failure and Lung Disease: David Bekelman and Lyndsay DeGroot

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MOC points per podcast in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. David: People with these illnesses suffer from persistent symptoms, poor quality of life, depression, anxiety, despite all the great things we do and all our colleagues in those specialties and in primary care and geriatrics.

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Implementing Palliative Care in Nursing Homes: A Podcast wtih Connie Cole, Kathleen Unroe, and Cari Levy

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Despite these substantial needs, specialized palliative care beyond hospice is rare in nursing homes. Furthermore, only about half of nursing home residents nearing the end of life receive hospice care. So, how can we improve palliative care for individuals in nursing homes? What do we know about. Go ahead, Alex.

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Telemedicine in a Post-Pandemic World: Joe Rotella, Brooke Calton, Carly Zapata

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But in California where I practice medical aid and dying is legal and similar to other issues that are controversial in some places, many physicians do not prescribe or do visits for medical aid and dying consultations. Because pre-pandemic, right, there was issues with you had to be boarded in the state, right? Joe: Yeah.