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Episode 50 – Human Dx unknown with Reza, Zaven & Baylor/Hopkins residents – Drs. Birnbaum & Varghese – Fever and Orthopnea

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Her clinical interests include primary care and medical education. His clinical interests include cardiology and medical education. Dr. Jad Al Danaf Dr. Al Danaf is a third year Cardiovascular Medicine Chief Fellow at the University of Utah and is board certified in Internal Medicine.

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Action Needed to Close Racial Gaps in Autism Services

Physician's Weekly

For the first time, the rate of autism diagnosis is higher among Black and Hispanic/Latine populations and for those from a lower socioeconomic background, although they continue to face diagnostic disparities compared with White populations. Those from marginalized backgrounds often face difficulty accessing these services.

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Digital Skin Care: Top 8 Dermatology Apps

The Medical Futurist

Self-surveillance solutions, disease guides, educational apps as well as telehealth platforms appeared naturally in dermatology in the past decade. Created by board-certified dermatologists, this content was written to be easily understood by the general public.

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Music as Medicine: Jenny Chen, Tyler Jorgensen, & Theresa Allison

GeriPal

The ability to appreciate, recognize, and engage with music is preserved even until late stages of dementia, and Theresa is examining how music can be useful from the time of diagnosis, not only for the person with dementia, but their caregivers. I am not a board certified. I am not a certified music therapist.

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

GeriPal

MOC points per podcast in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. And as of 2015, the survey started to ask folks about cancer history, just some broad questions about lifetime history of cancer and whether they’ve had a cancer diagnosis in the past year.

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Hastening Death by Stopping Eating and Drinking: Hope Wechkin, Thaddeus Pope, & Josh Briscoe

GeriPal

Just got the diagnosis based on blood tests of amyloid. Then just got the diagnosis. Clinicians certified her as terminally ill because of the V said. So my concern is that if you’re going to be doing something that results in somebody’s death, you really want to make sure you’re above board about it.

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