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The Physicians Foundation Announces New Recipient in Leadership Award Program, Recognized for Addressing Drivers of Health

The Physicians Foundation

This prestigious award is part of The Physicians Foundation’s Leadership Award Program and honors a physician who has gone above and beyond to connect patients with the social, economic, educational and environmental resources necessary for their overall health. The award is named in honor of Richard (Buz) Cooper, M.D., As the U.S.

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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

This graph illustrates that the benefit of long-term GP-patient relationships is even dose-dependent (longer GP-patient-relationship = lower risk of dying prematurely): Why do long-term GP-patient relationships improve health and reduce costs? GPs improve prevention, which avoids diseases. million Canadian patients).

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

GeriPal

Older adults may not have received AIDS education. I mean, treatment is really best done in a chronic or continuity setting, whether it’s in a primary care setting or some other. But I think primary care clinicians, geriatricians, should be able to do at least the basic management and HIV care. Meredith 17:07 Yes.