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The Power of Words, 16 Years Later

A Country Doctor Writes

If a primary care patient was going through a difficult time with their social life or mental health, we would walk them down the hall to meet a therapist right then and there. Similarly, if a behavioral health patient looked like they had pneumonia, the warm handoff would go in the opposite direction. No counseling is offered.

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What Are the Most Common Preventive Services? A Complete Guide

Mesa Family Physician

Understanding Preventive Health Services: The Foundation of Wellness Preventive health services encompass medical care specifically designed to prevent illnesses, detect conditions early, and promote overall wellness. Our female practitioners understand the unique health needs of women in our community.

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New Report: U.S. Primary Care System Crumbling Amid Historic Disinvestment and Surge in Chronic Diseases

The Physicians Foundation

primary care is posing a grave threat to the wellbeing of communities nationwide. of its health care spending to primary care, far above the national average of 4.6%. State Highlights: Montana provides 65% of its medical training in community-based settings, far surpassing the national average of 16%. per 100,000 in 2022.

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Physician Support Groups (Sundays) | Peer Support for Doctors

Pamela Wible MD

Is this official mental health care? Ready to Join Our Physician Support Community? We can help. (90 90 min) | $97/mo Register here Physician Survivors Dream Team (1 pm PT) An intimate group for doctors who’ve survived prison time, DEA raids, FBI investigations, PHP entrapment, and the trauma that comes with it.

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RCT of Palliative Care for Heart Failure and Lung Disease: David Bekelman and Lyndsay DeGroot

GeriPal

Alex: And we’re delighted to welcome Lyndsay DeGroot, who’s a nurse researcher and T32 postdoc at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. In their communities? MOC Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.75

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Medical Cannabis Revisted: A Podcast with David Casarett and Eloise Theisen

GeriPal

Alex 00:30 And we are also delighted to welcome Eloise Theisen, who’s a palliative care nurse practitioner at Stanford and CEO and co- c ounder of Radical Health Clinician Network, which helps patients use cannabis to treat chronic and age related illness. Summary Transcript CME Summary Cannabis is complicated.

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MAFP Supports Two Student Programs This Summer!

Maine Academy of Family Physicians

Between routine care, medication management, and patients who opened up about their mental health struggles, it was clear that a strong baseline of trust had been established. I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to shadow the head nurse practitioner at the Augusta clinic.