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You don’t need to order comprehensive viral panels for most patients

PEMBlog

Messaging for patients and families When children have a viral respiratory illness, it is usually pretty self evident based on their symptoms e.g. runny nose, cough, congestion. Reasons to not order a comprehensive respiratory viral panel (i.e., antivirals for influenza) or public health recommendations (e.g., isolation for SARS-CoV-2).

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The importance of social connection: Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Thomas Cudjoe, & Carla Perissinotto

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Summary Transcript Summary Social connections impact our health in profound ways, whether it is the support we receive from family and friends in navigating serious illness, the joy from shared social activities, or connecting with our community. They may have few family members, live alone.

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What can we learn from simulations? Amber Barnato

GeriPal

Alex: We are delighted to welcome Amber Barnato, who’s a palliative care physician and health service researcher, and she’s director of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. So with actors and a clinical scenario where you hold everything else standard. Amber: Thank you guys.