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

GeriPal

Eric: … in geriatrics as a primary care doctor? You have to, A, have done a geriatrics fellowship and, B, had some ongoing and passed the geri board. There is a standard and there’s a certifying agency, the International … Vicky: Coaching Federation, I think. Greg: Yeah. Vicky: Well? Greg: Yeah.

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When to Go to Urgent Care for a Sore Throat: How Can Urgent Care Help?

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Most sore throats heal on their own, but severe cases may require urgent care. Learn more about which symptoms mean you should go to urgent care or the ER, as well as when to use telehealth or see a primary care doctor. If your symptoms get worse before your appointment, you may need to go to urgent care.

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The Future of Geriatrics: A Podcast with Jerry Gurwitz, Ryan Chippendale, and Mike Harper

GeriPal

We’ve also invited Mike Harper, the Chair of the Board of Directors of the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) as well as past-president for the society (and my previous program director). The fact that we have I think something like 3000 health systems that are at least now somewhat certified and moving to a higher levels of certification.

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Dementia and high risk surgery: Joel Weissman and Samir Shah

GeriPal

So we had myself and other board certified surgeons from different specialties go through this very large list and then come up with whether or not we thought it was really causally related to mortality generally. We’re available, palliative care. Alex: Mm-hmm. Last question from me. We put a lot on the surgeon here.