Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Objectives: 1) implement an ICP for adults with complex needs in health and social services organizations and primary care clinics; 2) evaluate organizational and governance factors influencing implementation; and 3) make recommendations from key stakeholders to facilitate scale-up. Study Design: A qualitative multiple-case study design.

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My Green Doctor

APRIL 4, 2025

Heather Massey, Sustainability Programs Manager hmassey@mygreendoctor.org (469) 877-4608 Make the Pledge Today! It tells your office colleagues and patients that your healthcare practice or clinic is committed to forging a healthier work space and community. The healthcare sector contributes 8.5% Contact us today!

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My Green Doctor

MAY 3, 2025

“ Climate action in the clinic is the cure we urgently need. ” — Dr. Todd Sack, Executive Director, My Green Doctor Are you on track with your sustainability goals? Healthcare professionals are uniquely positioned to lead on climate—and their patients are listening. That’s where My Green Doctor comes in.

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Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Some healthcare occupations, such as certified nursing assistant (CNAs) have high turnover rates, making it difficult to meet demand. The demand for healthcare professionals spans a wide range of specialties, including primary care physicians, registered nurses, mental health counselors, and much more.

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 21, 2025

Large language models will soon find their way in to everyday clinical settings , simply because the global shortage of healthcare personnel is becoming dire and AI will lend a hand with tasks that do not require skilled medical professionals. Current medical AIs only process one type of data, for example, text or X-ray images.

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 2, 2025

If we’ve been managing without such a metric so far, then is there any reason to invest further in this? It’s going to transform the whole clinical approach for this common and chronic symptom. One example is the clinically validated VitaloJAK. The recording can then be played back to a healthcare professional for review.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 13, 2025

An expert panel has created a preoperative cannabis use assessment tool to aid healthcare professionals in planning informed, individualized anesthesia and analgesia care for patients. The tool should be incorporated in clinical practice,” the study team concluded, “and subsequent validation studies are needed.”

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Mesa Family Physician

APRIL 15, 2025

Always consult a healthcare professional for accurate diagnosis and treatment options that suit your lifestyle. If you suspect environmental triggers, you can even learn how to test allergens in your home to further limit exposure. What Happens After Testing? Allergy testing can help bring clarity and control to your health.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

However, few studies have evaluated preconsultation tools targeting older adults and healthcare professionals. Study design: Qualitative interviews were conducted with older adults (n=19) and health providers (n=17) in 4 family medicine clinics (2 rural and 2 urban) in Quebec, Canada.

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My Green Doctor

MAY 3, 2025

In This Issue : Why Renewable Energy Belongs in Every Clinic Medical Waste: One Model for Improvement OnTrack with your Sustainability Goals? Powering Health, Protecting the Planet – Why Renewable Energy Belongs in Every Clinic Healthcare professionals have always been trusted voices on public health.

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Healthcare Healthcare Professional Consulting Management 52

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MAY 20, 2025

The demand for medical office assistants is growing in clinics, hospitals, and private practices, including here at PACT. Medical office assistants are a crucial part of any healthcare team. They support patients and clinical staff by handling the essential administrative tasks that keep healthcare facilities running smoothly.

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Barton Associates

JUNE 19, 2025

There’s a lot that goes into running a healthcare facility , from managing patient care to ensuring adequate coverage around the clock. This means if you’re a rural hospital or clinic struggling to retain permanent staff, locum tenens providers are a critical resource to maintaining the quality of patient care.

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Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

APRIL 12, 2025

Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that the field will grow by 15 percent from 2023 to 2033 , which is higher than the average for roles that provide support to healthcare professionals. What Medical Assistants Do Medical assistants play a crucial role in healthcare by supporting physicians and other providers.

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Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

JUNE 2, 2025

These roles are ideal for people who want a stable, fulfilling career in healthcare but aren’t interested in pursuing a four-year degree. Practice supervisor: Practice supervisors oversee a facility’s day-to-day operations, from supervising staff to managing the office budget. Previous management experience is required.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

APRIL 24, 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. References 1. Benton TD , Boyd RC , Njoroge WF.

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The Motivated MD

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

True we have a fulltime nanny, but we still both work full-time clinically and still wish to have a steady hand in our children’s lives. Second, we have had some unexpected transitions at my job, and this has left me to cover extra clinical obligations with some consistency. The other 10% is where nuance lies for physicians (i.e.

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Finance Education Family Families 52

GeriPal

JUNE 20, 2024

George 03:01 So I would say that as many clinical issues in older adults, we need to think about them in two ways. And we can talk about that later in terms of potential clinical implications that may have code. How do you think about this from a clinical perspective when you’re seeing individuals in your office?

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GeriPal

MARCH 14, 2024

We talk with them about the epidemiology, assessment, and management of dysphagia, including the role of modifying the consistency of food and liquids, feeding tubes, and the role of dysphagia rehabilitation like tongue and cough strengthening. This is Eric Widera. Alex: This is Alex Smith. Here at UW Health, we call it our Swallow Service.

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GeriPal

JULY 19, 2024

Joe 03:55 You know, my thoughts are screening is important for a variety of reasons, and certainly Doctor Boris and Soo and Anna, Doctor chodos can provide a lot greater clinical insight than I. What hasn’t been shown, Eric, is that if you apply tools like this, clinical outcomes down the road are better for patients.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 13, 2022

We have a discussion about the decision to remove race, a social construct, from clinical risk calculators (though I’m not 100% sold that race should always be removed – if removal is likely to worsen disparities for example – at least until a superior race-blind calculator can be developed). So you’re right.

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GeriPal

JUNE 8, 2023

And yet we’re also in a different place in diabetes monitoring and management. AlexSmithMD Additional Links: – Fingerstick monitoring in VA nursing homes (too common!) – Improving diabetes management in hospice – Continuous Glucose Monitoring complicating end of life care Transcript Eric: Welcome to the GeriPal podcast.

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Diabetes Management Patient-Centered Family 73

GeriPal

JANUARY 23, 2025

Join us as we dive deeper into these studies and discuss the implications for clinical practice and patient care. And there’s so much work on, you know, you’ve got to take these medicines, you got to prevent this treat, that there isn’t that same sort of clinical momentum towards deprescribing. Ethical and practical.

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GeriPal

MAY 19, 2022

It depends on the clinical situation. The chart that I have in my book and that I use in practice and so many healthcare systems have adopted already, is the very best, cutting edge data we have. But we still, regardless of how you do this calculation have to temper it with clinical judgment. Eric: All right. Thoughts on that.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 4, 2022

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. We weren’t doing any medication management from a research standpoint; we were providing the information to these two groups of people. Welcome, Ariel.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 12, 2023

So that’s one, this patient-centered geriatric assessment and management approach. Not every hospital or every health system is the same physically or financial incentives or which clinical programs exist and patient demographics. And so how can we adopt these five elements for the unique environment that we’re in?

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Plum Health

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Have you ever found yourself in need of medical attention but overwhelmed by the myriad of clinics and healthcare options out there? Navigating the healthcare system can be daunting, especially when you're unwell or caring for someone who is. How do you choose the right clinic when every option seems equally promising?

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 21, 2025

Matthew Enevoldson, PR Manager at SkinVision told The Medical Futurist that technology such as their own is becoming more integrated within the health system, to both ensure that those who need treatment are made aware of it and that those who have an unfounded concern do not take up valuable time and resources.

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Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 13, 2025

During your comprehensive check-up at our Mesa clinic, our board-certified physicians will not only assess your current health status but also help you understand your risk factors for various conditions based on your family history, lifestyle, and previous medical records.

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GeriPal

JUNE 12, 2025

I’m sort of seeing them in clinic for consideration of palliative radiation, they have a lot going on. So we need to have a discussion upfront about how we’re managing the patient’s pain. Did their pain management last throughout that entire session? Eric 00:59 Why did you choose this song? And was that okay?

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Summary Transcript CME Summary We recently published a podcast on palliative care for kidney failure, focusing on conservative kidney management. Today we’re going to focus upstream on the decision to initiate dialysis vs conservative kidney management. This is Eric Widera. Alex 00:12 This is Alex Smith. So we got a lot to cover.

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Rao Doctor

APRIL 3, 2025

When assessing a fever, we doctors employ a systematic approach to ensure accurate diagnosis and effective management. Infrared thermometers, which measure temperature from the forehead or ear, are also prevalent in clinical settings. What are the Management and Treatment Options in a case of fever? And I do this regularly.

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GeriPal

JUNE 16, 2022

There are a lot of old myths out there about managing urinary tract symptoms and UTI’s in older adults. Then we chat with Scott Bauer, internist and researcher at UCSF, about how to assess and manage lower urinary tract symptoms in men. Summary Transcript Summary. Eric: And how common is it in the elderly population? Scott: Yeah.

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My Green Doctor

MAY 29, 2025

We must transform healthcare into a frontline responder for climate resilience. This means: Direct influence: Training healthcare professionals to understand and manage the growing connections between environment and illness.

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Healthcare Professional Healthcare Finance Education 52

GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Have you had difficulty managing a particular type of cancer pain? Janet Abrahm is one of the world’s experts in pain and symptom management for patients with cancer joins us to talk about (among other things): Ketamine for hyperalgesia and allodynia, how to treat dissociative side effects. Summary Transcript Summary. Janet: Thank you.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

In particular, we talk about Katie’s and Jesica’s paper in NEJM titled “ Juggling Two Full-Time Jobs — Methadone Clinic Engagement and Cancer Care ,” which described the difficulty in managing cancer pain and methadone for opioid use disorder. Who do we have with us today? Katie, welcome back to GeriPal. Jessie: Thank you.

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Doctor On Demand

APRIL 28, 2025

Urgent care clinics provide quick diagnoses and treatments, including antibiotics if needed. In fact, most sore throat symptoms resolve in three days for 60-70% of patients, according to March 2025 UpToDate, an evidence-based clinical decision support system used by healthcare professionals.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

This message should be incorporated into counseling during routine clinic visits, especially for people recently diagnosed with HIV. Finally, collaborative care models where the HIV clinician, mental health professional, and case management work as a team can help improve mental health outcomes in Black women.

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