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Accessing Pediatric Endocrinology Online in Canada

Dr. Zaar

Shorter Wait Times: In-person referrals can come with frustratingly long waitlists. Here’s a quick rundown of the process: Referral: Most virtual platforms will ask for a referral from your family doctor or pediatrician. Now, with online pediatric endocrinology services in Canada , those obstacles are quickly fading away.

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How frustrating work environment affects empathy in resident doctors?

Tiny Physician

This may result in errors in the diagnosis of the patient whom the doctor was examining initially. A minor section of faculties even asks residents to carry books and bags to their car. Even though many medical colleges provide outpatient consultations to only referral cases, people come to the emergency department for minor ailments.

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

GeriPal

We make a diagnosis. I can either tell you, “Here’s what I want you to do and know,” or I can just give you a book and say, “Go read it.” Second thing to say is that I think referrals are really important. I have hired coaches based on referrals. It’s so different from therapy.

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Telehealth vs In-Person Palliative Care: A Podcast with Joseph Greer, Lynn Flint, Simone Rinaldi, and Vicki Jackson

GeriPal

Additionally, here are some of the resources we talked about during the podcast: Eduardo Brueras editorial that accompanies the JAMA paper titled Improving Palliative Care Access for Patients With Cancer Our podcast on Stepped Palliative Care with Jennifer Temel, Chris Jones, and Pallavi Kumar The book What’s in the Syringe?