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A Call for Engagement Outside of the Exam Room

Physician's Weekly

However, a less examined aspect is patient and community engagement outside traditional healthcare settings. Physicians can often literally meet patients where they are and address the broader social determinants of health, such as housing, education, and income, which significantly impact patient well-being and illness prevention.

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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

GPs Are the Backbone of Effective Healthcare Systems Countries with a stronger focus on primary care and family medicine, rather than on hospitals and specialists, enjoy better health, 1 , 2 lower health inequalities, 2 , 3 and prevent hospitalizations. They are therefore the foundation of every healthcare system.

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HIV, Aging, and Palliative Care: Peter Selwyn and Meredith Greene

GeriPal

Older adults may not have received AIDS education. If you go to, you know, to the national or international AIDS conferences, probably half of the clinical presentations are about chronic disease management or metabolic, you know, complications of ARVs, or some of the inflammatory consequences of chronic viral infection.