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Should Recent Weather Events Impact Your Emergency Fund?

The Motivated MD

Helene highlighted that even wealthy communities and well-financed and well-educated populations can be caught off guard and devastated. Assuming my hospital is still standing, I would obviously continue to work my job as best as I could to continue to bring in income. Low and high socioeconomic classes alike, no one is spared.

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Public Facing Education via Social Media: A Podcast with Julie McFadden, Matt Tyler, Sammy Winemaker and Hsien Seow

GeriPal

Alex: Generally in the hospital-based hospice. Matt: I’m more of a hospital guy. So I think that people like us feel more comfortable just talking to the public because that’s what we do every day of our careers, but not in the confines of a clinic or a hospital room. Alex: Not frequently, no. Sammy: Oh, okay.

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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

GPs Are the Backbone of Effective Healthcare Systems Countries with a stronger focus on primary care and family medicine, rather than on hospitals and specialists, enjoy better health, 1 , 2 lower health inequalities, 2 , 3 and prevent hospitalizations. Over time, communication improves. Over time, more trust develops.