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Drugs Vs. Digital Therapeutics – A Digital Symbiosis

The Medical Futurist

No rocket science here, just additional steps towards patient empowerment, and better partnerships between healthcare professionals and patients. Fitting DTx into the traditional medical toolbox So, how do we make room for DTx in the millennia-old framework of medicine? It’s a fascinating question. We all understand drugs.

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Behind the stethoscope: A conversation with Dr. Osman Saleem

Sound Physicians

From the very start of my transition to medical director, I have enjoyed the incredible support, education, and development needed to fulfill the duties of this position. With a steady influx of physicians and an excellent relationship with our hospital partner, we have maintained this program’s stability for the past three years.

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Transforming the Culture of Dementia Care: Podcast with Anne Basting, Ab Desai, Susan McFadden, and Judy Long

GeriPal

Her most recent book is Dementia Friendly Communities: why we need them and how we can create them . Judy Long, MDiv, BCC , palliative care chaplain and educator at UCSF and caregiver. It is a heavy load and yet I think all of us here think that it can be lighter when there are supportive programs and community engagements in place.

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Digital Skin Care: Top 8 Dermatology Apps

The Medical Futurist

Their success is understandable : they offer a fast and easy method to check any skin conditions, typically for a fraction of the cost of a traditional healthcare appointment. Self-surveillance solutions, disease guides, educational apps as well as telehealth platforms appeared naturally in dermatology in the past decade.

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Prognosis Superspecial: A Podcast with Kara Bischoff, James Deardorff, and Elizabeth Lilley

GeriPal

Next, we talk with James Deardorff about whether we can accurately predict nursing home level of care in community-dwelling older adults with dementia. Eric 10:03 So you’re worried that maybe if you’re doing telemedicine, you wouldn’t be able to accurately engage functional status. AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™.

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Telemedicine in a Post-Pandemic World: Joe Rotella, Brooke Calton, Carly Zapata

GeriPal

One positive change that came about was the lifting of restrictions around the use of telemedicine. Clinicians could care for patients across state lines, could prescribe opioids without in person visits, could bill at higher rates for telemedicine than previous to the pandemic. The pandemic was horrific in many ways. Joe: Right.