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MAFP Supports Two Student Programs This Summer!

Maine Academy of Family Physicians

6-week Medical Student Externship - Medical Student Externship Report – Molly Mann, MS2 2023 July – August "My externship experience consisted of shadowing Dr. Der Simonian at the Falmouth Family Medicine office and at the Maine Medical Center Mother Baby Unit.

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Palliative Care in Liver Disease: A Podcast with Kirsten Engel, Sarah Gillespie-Heyman, Brittany Waterman, & Amy Johnson

GeriPal

We get a bit of, in the veteran population, kind of a mix of a lot of mental health issues thrown into these comorbid illnesses, including cirrhosis, but it’s usually the decompensated cirrhotics or the folks with liver cancer and cirrhosis, or one of both. They are complicated. Amy 12:23 I find this one.

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Psychedelics – reasons for caution: Stacy Fischer, Brian Anderson, Theora Cimino

GeriPal

Psilocybin, the most commonly used psychedelic, increases heart rate and blood pressure, which may potentially lead to cardiovascular events. It’s broader than just psychedelic assisted psychotherapy because there’s non-psychotherapists often involved, and it’s different from what we do in conventional mental health.

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The Nature of Suffering: BJ Miller and Naomi Saks

GeriPal

Our guests are BJ Miller, palliative care physician and c-founder of Mettle Health , and Naomi Saks, chaplain at UCSF. The more we can notice that, the more we can actually be present for that family and actually see how they’re experiencing it. Family member, and with some chagrin- Eric: Powerful nudge. Naomi: Yeah.

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PC for People Experiencing Homelessness: Naheed Dosani

GeriPal

Michael’s Hospital in the Department of Family and Community Medicine. And this is really traumatic event for his street family and the street community that he knew. 80% died exactly where they wanted to and 83% were reconnected to family or friends through a psychosocial support system that we put into place.

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Keynote: Finding your bliss—beating physician “burnout”

Pamela Wible MD

And now what we have all been waiting for, our keynote speaker on today’s theme of mental health. Born into a family of physicians who warned her not to pursue medicine. I think it’s a label that people turn to because of mental health stigma. I give you Dr. Pamela Wible. Doesn’t make any sense.

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