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A Comprehensive Approach to the Opioid Crisis in Caldwell County, North Carolina [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Annals of Family Medicine

We invited all of the people who are touched by the opioid crisis (addicts, family members of addicts, the faith based community, law enforcement, public health officials, county commissioners, EMS personnel, physicians, hospital representatives, the legal community, etc.) Through a funded grant.

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A Call for Engagement Outside of the Exam Room

Physician's Weekly

There is robust data regarding the importance of patient connection and engagement in the hospital and clinic setting. Many of us are taught in medical school and residency the importance of patient communication on improving patient satisfaction scores, quality metrics, and professional fulfillment.

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Health professionals speak out against the new nuclear arms race

Common Sense Family Doctor

In 2024, the New York City Department of Health held a series of workshops on hospital emergency responses to an improvised nuclear detonation by a nonstate terrorist actor. The world is woefully unprepared for the health consequences of the use of a single nuclear device, much less a nuclear war.

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Improving Hospital Care for Older Adults through Acute Care for Elders (ACE Units): Kellie Flood and Stephanie Rogers

GeriPal

But if ACE units are so great, why do so few hospitals have them? Kellie Flood’s paper in JAMA IM showing that not only ACE units deliver better care, but also help with the hospitals bottom line. Eric: And we’re going to be talking about improving hospital care for older adults via ACE units, or acute care for elders.

Hospital 101
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Insights into the design, development and implementation of a novel digital health tool for skilled birth attendants to support quality maternity care in Kenya

BMJ

By Paul Amendola, Executive Director, VecnaCares Reference: Bartlett L , Avery L , Ponnappan P , et al, Insights into the design, development and implementation of a novel digital health tool for skilled birth attendants to support quality maternity care in Kenya, Family Medicine and Community Health 2021; 9: e000845.

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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 . 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. And that’s why we need this community support, I think. Transcript.

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Images of the Dying: A Podcast with Wendy MacNaughton, Lingsheng Li, and Frank Ostaseski

GeriPal

And so they can go to frankaustdeseski.com or mettainstitute.org and find out about upcoming workshops and that sorts of thing. And, like, you try to find a caregiver’s name in a hospital chart, you just can’t. Eric 36:36 I dare anybody to try to look up somebody’s caregiver’s name in a hospital chart.

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