Imperial Center Family Medicine

JUNE 2, 2025

To eliminate excess cholesterol, specialized liver enzymes transform it into bile salts that get stored in your gallbladder. Certain families of commensal bacteria express specialized enzymes enabling them to convert cholesterol into an intricately related byproduct called coprostanol that is poorly absorbed through intestinal walls.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 4, 2022

A year ago we did our first “Deprescribing Super Special”. Alex: And we have Kevin McConeghy, who is a clinical pharmacy specialist at the VA Medical Center in Providence, and a PhD candidate at the Brown School of Public Health. Eric: So we’re calling this a deprescribing super special. Alex: So this is Super special 2.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

An innovative and brief intervention, Baby & Me, was developed to provide critical parenting information timed to align with parents’ visits to Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) offices. Setting: 17 WIC clinics in a rural southern state. 28 to 1.29.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

MAY 19, 2022

Her interest in Neurology started when she was a PGY-3 resident at Hopital Universitaire de Mirebalais (HUM), during her rotation in the Neurology Clinic. She has a special interest for Neuro-ICU, clinical reasoning, and medical education. Download CPSolvers App here Patreon website

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Incarceration negatively affects the physical and mental health of people who are incarcerated as well as their family members and loved ones, and limits access to healthcare before, during, and after incarceration. Heard-Garris draws parallels between the culture within the carceral system and that within hospitals and clinics.

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Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MARCH 5, 2025

Endocrinologists are doctors who specialize in diagnosing and treating endocrine system disorders. Then, they complete two to three years of specialized training in endocrinology, which prepares them to treat a wide range of conditions. What is an Endocrinologist? Endocrinologists are highly trained doctors.

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Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MARCH 28, 2025

Your Connecticut-based primary care doctor is a good place to start, as they understand your health history and can refer you to a trusted hormone doctor that specializes in your condition. Friends and family members who’ve seen a hormone doctor are another useful source of recommendations.

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PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Special thanks to Dr. Stephen Freedman, from the University of Calgary, for reviewing this post as well – he brought some practical feedback to the table. The diagnosis of constipation should be made based on a good history and clinical exam. Use of abdominal radiographs has been associated with increased diagnostic errors.

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Vascular Physician

OCTOBER 26, 2021

What is Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and How it Helps Heal Wounds Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy involves treating patients with 100% oxygen (O2) at elevated atmospheric pressures in a specially designed chamber. Transparent walls allow the clinical staff to monitor the patient closely and minimize discomfort for those with claustrophobia.

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Pamela Wible MD

MAY 21, 2025

Whether you’re launching your dream clinic, writing your first book, or exploring shamanic healing or magic mushrooms, these retreats are handcrafted to help you heal, grow, and thrive. I’m launching my own clinic when I get home to escape a very toxic operating room environment. Can’t travel? Virtual retreat options available.

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Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MAY 6, 2025

The state’s Department of Labor projects that healthcare practitioners and healthcare support occupations will see greater employment through 2030, particularly in chronic care and family medicine. The high demand means that entry-level positions can be a stepping stone to more specialized roles in the healthcare field.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

MARCH 14, 2025

Dr. Benton mentors clinical and research physicians, fellows, and postdoctoral trainees. Clinically, he cares for youth and families through the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and the new Division of Addiction Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America.

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Logansport Memorial Hospital

MARCH 7, 2024

For many, being in a clinical setting can spike stress and anxiety. After a year of various health struggles, including two amputations, Dee’s wound is finally healed and she’s found comfort in the staff that treats her like family. They don’t treat you like a patient, they treat you like family.”

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Georgetown Pediatrics & Family Medicine

MAY 11, 2022

They may have samples in stock, connections to other local organizations, or ideas of other places to call, such as your local WIC clinic. If your child is older than 6 months of age and is usually on regular formula (not a specialty product for allergies or other special health needs), this may be an option.

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The Motivated MD

OCTOBER 10, 2024

So, with this chapter, I hope to briefly touch on the basics of market investing and describe why simple diversification and index fund investing are the most effective ways for busy clinical physicians and healthcare providers to invest with the expectation of long-term gains. Most clinical physicians are busy.

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PEMBlog

AUGUST 30, 2023

Special thanks to Todd Florin, MD, MSCE who contributed to this post – he is also an expert on respiratory and infectious emergencies. As many as 40% of these children will receive a chest x-ray (CXR) during their ED visit despite clinical guidelines advising most of these tests are low value.

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GeriPal

JULY 19, 2024

Alex 00:20 And she’s professor of family medicine at USC, deputator at JAGS, and co lead of the bold center of Excellence in early detection of dementia. What hasn’t been shown, Eric, is that if you apply tools like this, clinical outcomes down the road are better for patients. Is that right, Soo? Soo 00:32 Thanks.

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Aspiring Minority Doctor

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Okay, now I'll admit I've done a horrible job of keeping up with the blog lately especially given that this is only my fifth post of the year, but today is still super special for me. Later on in the month, I was able to take my daughter on a family trip to my alma mater LSU.

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Permanente Medicine

MAY 20, 2025

In addition, Dr. Nguyen co-chairs the SCPMG Virtual Medical Center and brings extensive expertise as a practicing family medicine physician at Kaiser Permanente. I’m a family physician by training. And I would remiss not to mention my wife and my family who might love and enjoy time with to travel. Fascinating background.

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Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 13, 2025

However, at Mesa Family Physicians , we believe that preventive healthcare is the cornerstone of long-term wellness for our Mesa, Arizona community. Regular visits to your primary care physician at Mesa Family Physicians provide opportunities for early detection of potential health issues before they become serious problems.

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GeriPal

JULY 27, 2023

Alex: And we have Cathy Alessi, who is a geriatrician, Director of the Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Care Center at the VA, greater Los Angeles and Professor of Medicine at UCLA. Sleep is a focus of your academic and clinical career. ” That actually happens a lot in the sleep clinic. Cathy: Thank you.

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GeriPal

MAY 11, 2023

It’s just another example of, I think, that there’s a little extra special sauce there in the Beeson program. There I was, extremely overly trained with brain stuff, and I wanted to learn how to do clinical research. They’re not a lot of randomized clinical trials. One might argue they still are.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

She enjoyed talking with the half dozen other residents at her adult family home in Washington state. “It’s also often the family member or the person helping to manage them.” Their growth has bolstered primary care, and, like doctors, they can specialize in particular branches of medicine.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Results Practice types included clinician-owned, FQHCs, and system-owned; most specialized in family medicine (91%, N=22). per clinic (SD=6.4) Conclusions This primary care addiction consultation model illustrates how education and support to clinical teams can help practices change implementation and behavior related to MOUD.

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Plum Health

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Michigan residents have been buzzing about a primary care clinic that’s setting a new standard for healthcare across the state. Whether you’re in Detroit , Corunna , Lansing , Royal Oak , or Van Buren , this clinic is offering comprehensive care that puts patient well-being first. What Makes This Medical Clinic Different?

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Plum Health

OCTOBER 23, 2024

A family pediatrician. While urgent care clinics are great for immediate, non-life-threatening issues like a sprained ankle or flu symptoms, they don’t provide the long-term, personalized care that primary care does. Choosing the Best Primary Care Provider in Michigan Inquiring about the clinic for primary care in Michigan.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 10, 2024

And they begin on today’s podcast with one clinical ask: everyone should be a generalist and a specialist. They are looking to build on both their research and clinical programs and are interviewing candidates for the Associate Chief of Research and for full-time physician faculty to join them in the inpatient and outpatient setting.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Social workers augment a team’s ability to provide whole-person care, often aiding to identify and meaningfully address the wide variety of challenges and unmet needs faced by individuals and families facing serious illness. And so when you have that, that’s so good for the family. That’s so good for us.

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Canadian Family Physician

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Setting St Michael’s Hospital Academic Family Health Team, including 5 clinics and an interdisciplinary home-based outreach team, in Toronto, Ont. Objective To describe the provision of primary and specialist palliative care for older adults with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD).

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GeriPal

JANUARY 25, 2024

And so, three years of seeing over and over people having really difficult end of life experiences in the ICU, not being able to advocate for themselves, a lot of trauma for their families, I just thought, we have to do better than this. I was really passionate about helping the people and also their families. I’ll say it.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Based on this surge in evidence, the American Society of Clinical Oncologists recently updated their guidelines for care of older adults to state that all older adults receiving systemic therapy (including chemo, immuno, targeted, hormonal therapy) should receive geriatric assessment guided care. Alex: How is your family doing?

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GeriPal

AUGUST 29, 2024

It feels nearly impossible if you add another degree of difficulty, whether it be a crying interpreter or a grandchild from another state who shows up at the end of a family meeting yelling how you are killing grandma. And my grandkid, like, I need you to see this child and, like, how wonderful and special they are. I heard that.

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GeriPal

JULY 11, 2024

And, you know, I just thought it was a really special song. Can you come and be in our clinic once a week? It used to also be a social worker and myself who would actually go to clinic and spend some time up there. I started our liver embedded liver clinic about seven and a half years ago. We’re talking about liver.

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GeriPal

APRIL 4, 2024

Arguing for the state of Missouri against the Cruzan’s was Ken Starr, who would later be assigned the role of special prosecutor in the investigation of the Clintons (Whitewater, Lewensky, etc). The hospital refused without a court order, and the case eventually made its way to the Supreme Court. ICU care was pretty rudimentary.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

And in response, the family or patient looked at you like you were from another planet? Coming off as rote and scripted during a serious illness conversation can have a similar off-putting impact on patients and families. Links: – Uncanny Valley post on Josh’s fantastic substack Notes from a Family Meeting. Eric: So yeah.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

They’re starting to decompose even in the toes and fingers, and we’ll sit there and tell their family, we think they’re suffering, because we are suffering watching them, and we want them to make a decision that’ll make us feel better and take the suffering away as quickly as possible. What are you seeing?”

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GeriPal

JUNE 16, 2022

We’ve invited some very special guests to talk about the lower urinary tract – Christine Kistler and Scott Bauer. . Alex: Today we are delighted to welcome Chrissy Kistler, who is a geriatrician researcher in the Department of Family Medicine and Vision of Geriatrics at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Scott: Yeah.

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