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Optimizing participation in the OECD PaRIS Project: Lessons learned in Saskatchewan [Survey research or cross-sectional study]

Annals of Family Medicine

Population Studied: Eligibility criteria involved PCPs (family physicians and/or nurse practitioners) who facilitated a panel of patients; and PWLE who were 45 years of age or older, with or without a chronic condition, and who had documented appointments with an eligible PCP in the past six months.

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Why I don’t do “weight loss” as a primary care physician

Vida Family Medicine

While losing weight is often suggested to lower the risk of chronic conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, or heart disease, the risk of prescribing weight loss is overlooked. The truth is, the risks of attempts at weight loss often outweigh the benefits. But this mindset can lead to dangerous behaviors.

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Traditional vs. Subscription Primary Care Payment Model: Which Fits You?

Plum Health

Scenario 2: Families with Children and Chronic Conditions For families or individuals needing more frequent visits, both models have advantages. The flat monthly rate can be more affordable than paying for individual visits in a traditional setting, especially without insurance.

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Deprescribing Super Special III: Constance Fung, Emily McDonald, Amy Linsky, and Michelle Odden

GeriPal

I would say it’s probably the most measured physiologic parameter and strangely still one of the least understood, especially in older adults with multiple chronic conditions. They have a lot of chronic conditions. Michelle 34:35 Absolutely. So frail or older adults. Eric 35:19 Yeah. What did you do in your study?

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Hearing Loss in Geriatrics and Palliative Care: A Podcast with Nick Reed and Meg Wallhagen

GeriPal

And that’s true across the spectrum of care, but it becomes increasingly important when you think about people with multiple chronic conditions, who really do have to make some of these very difficult conversations and decisions. Eric: And hearing loss is associated with a bunch of bad outcomes. Is that right?

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Rethinking Opioid Conversions: Mary Lynn McPherson and Drew Rosielle

GeriPal

But I think people would have an embolic event if you gave them a flipping range. You take their age, their gender, you take their chronic conditions. So, it’s exactly what I have in the chart. I see you inhaling, let me finish. Really, the best chart would be 10 milligrams of IV morphine is 20 to 30 of oral morphine.

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Psychedelics – reasons for caution: Stacy Fischer, Brian Anderson, Theora Cimino

GeriPal

Today we largely focus on reasons for caution, including: We know almost nothing about psychedelics in older adults – only about 1% of patients in published trials were older adults, much less older adults with multiple chronic conditions, multiple medications, and frailty. There is a marked lack of diversity in published trials.