Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MARCH 28, 2025

Here are some tips for choosing the best Connecticut-based hormone doctor for your unique needs. Ask for Recommendations When you’re looking for a hormone doctor, people you trust can provide valuable recommendations. Friends and family members who’ve seen a hormone doctor are another useful source of recommendations.

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Priority Physicians

JANUARY 20, 2025

But if you’re a patient of a direct primary care (DPC) practice , you don’t need to guess about orthopedic pain management. An MRI augments and adds confidence to our clinical diagnosis. As you heal, check in with your direct primary care physician. Contact your DPC physician immediately. Is an MRI Always Needed?

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GeriPal

JULY 19, 2024

Lastly, Soo Borson is a self-described primary care leaning geriatric psychiatrist, developer of the Mini-Cog, and co-leads the CDC-funded BOLD Center on Early Detection of Dementia. Are there, though, populations that it may be helpful in, or should that change with the advent of the new amyloid antibodies? Should it?

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Today we learn more about coaching from 3 coaches: Greg Pawlson, coach and former president of the American Geriatrics Society, Vicky Tang, geriatrician-researcher at UCSF and coach , and Beth Griffiths, primary care internist at UCSF and coach. Summary Transcript Summary Coaching is in. We address: What is coaching? Indeed, matey.

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

I’ll dive into the latest clinical practice guidelines and discuss evidence-based approaches to diagnosis and treatment. Understanding dyspepsia and its clinical presentation. Now, in the pediatric emergency department, the diagnosis of reflux is primarily clinical. Alright, let’s scope things out.

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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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Plum Health

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Whether you’re managing a chronic condition, seeking preventive care, or dealing with an urgent health issue, primary care is the foundation of good health. We’ll also dive into specific health concerns for men and women, as well as the growing importance of mental health in primary care.

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Doctor On Demand

APRIL 28, 2025

Most sore throats heal on their own, but severe cases may require urgent care. Learn more about which symptoms mean you should go to urgent care or the ER, as well as when to use telehealth or see a primary care doctor. Urgent care clinics provide quick diagnoses and treatments, including antibiotics if needed.

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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.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Alex 00:12 We have a guest host who has requested this episode, Matt Shuster, who’s a geriatrician and palliative care doc. He’s a medical director of H ebrew S enior L ife outpatient clinic at Newbridge. And also I was in the HVMA primary care program. He’s in Boston. Parag 01:06 Thank you.

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Noreta Family Medicine

APRIL 17, 2024

Some family doctors work in a residency training program where they may see patients in the hospital, out of the hospital, and deliver babies. Other family doctors only see patients in their clinics. The broad basis of our training allows family doctors to follow their interests, which is really nice!

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Nate also wrote a NEJM piece last year on Alzheimers Disease, Biomarkers, and mAbs What Does Primary Care Need? We address the following questions with Nate: Has anything changed for the primary care doctor when diagnosing Alzheimers? How should we screen for cognitive impairment? Nate 01:11 Very healthy man.

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GeriPal

JUNE 16, 2022

First, we talk with Christine, a researcher and geriatrician from the University of North Carolina, who recently published a JAGS article titled Overdiagnosis of urinary tract infections by nursing home clinicians versus a clinical guideline. But before we get into this topic, does someone have a song request? Chrissy: I do. Alex: (Singing).

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

But, it’s also hard not to be bullish on the future of the field to see the consistent strides geriatrics has made in the last two decades in improving care for older adults. I’ve seen this question come up a lot since finishing fellowship nearly two decades ago. Mike, welcome to GeriPal. Mike: Great to be here. It was JAMA, right?

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GeriPal

JULY 21, 2022

Because I don’t think we think about that so much in palliative care, but we do in geriatrics. I don’t practice clinically in outpatient settings, and often the folks I’m seeing are there for other kinds of issues. But I believe before we start, somebody has a song request for Alex. Is it you, Emmy? Emmy: It is.

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GeriPal

JUNE 30, 2022

Maybe I can turn to both of you about how you got interested in thinking about decision-making and surgical care for those with dementia. Really, a smart and caring woman. So, that was maybe 20 years ago at this point and it really got me down the road thinking about advance care planning, end-of-life care, and similar consequences.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 5, 2024

It’s that mixture of intimacy and vulnerability, of shared clinical experiences, that fosters a sense of belonging. We definitely draw on the sciences, on biomedical science, on clinical trials, on pharmaceutical design and all sorts of things like that. There’s something magical that happens in small group storytelling.

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GeriPal

MARCH 24, 2022

Completion of advance directives and billing codes for advance care planning as quality metrics. Links to a few couple items mentioned on the podcast: Objectives for Advance Care Planning. Eric: We’ve got a lot talk to about out around advance care planning and serious illness communication. Among other topics. Here we go.

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GeriPal

JUNE 22, 2023

We start off part one by interviewing Michele DiTomas, who has been the longstanding Medical Director of the Hospice unit and currently is also the Chief Medical Executive for the Palliative care Initiative with the California Correctional Healthcare Services. Afterwards, we chat with the prison’s chaplain, Keith Knauf. Eric: Yeah.

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GeriPal

MARCH 7, 2024

It was started by a social worker who really saw some gaps in care with those at end-of-life, particularly those with chronic long-term illness, having important conversations. But before we jump into that topic, John, do you have the song request for Alex? John: I do. It’s Jimmy Buffett’s song, Bubbles Up. You were a what?

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GeriPal

APRIL 18, 2024

Skepticism on the ability of predictive models to transform healthcare Consolidation of EHR’s into the hands of a very few companies, and potential for the drug and device industry to influence care delivery by tweaking AI in ways that are not transparent and already a sort of magical black box. .” Bob: I’ll give it a try.

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Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 10, 2024

As a general practitioner and primary care researcher, it was always fascinating for me to delve into the scientific literature to investigate this issue. The following graph shows the striking difference in premature mortality between countries with weak or strong primary care: 2. Here are the key results.

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PEMBlog

APRIL 4, 2025

The episode emphasizes thoughtful, individualized care in the context of rising vaccine hesitancy and declining immunization rates. Unfortunately, timely clinical question, what do we do with the UN or under vaccinated child who presents to the emergency department with fever? So what are we gonna go over in this episode? Interesting.

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Physicians News Digest

APRIL 17, 2025

Researchers whose funding was stripped said they stopped clinical trials and other work on improving care for people with HIV, reducing vaping and smoking rates among LGBTQ+ teens and young adults, and increasing vaccination rates for young children. 28, are in states Trump won in November. NIH grants routinely span several years.

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