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A family physician's response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade

Vida Family Medicine

I care deeply about each and every one of my patients, and I do not want a difference in opinion to create a wedge in our relationship. The healthcare system must provide care in a just way so that those who need care have access to it. When I was a medical student at Baylor College of Medicine, I participated in their Ethics track.

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Palliative Care in India: M.R. Rajagopal

GeriPal

So, we formed this organization called Pain and Palliative Care Society in the Northern Kerala city of Kalakkad based in the government medical college. But when I retired from government service, I left Kalakkad in 2002. Raj: We are not limited by definitions because we started our first non non-government organization.

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When do we learn to treat our doctors properly?

Tiny Physician

Postpartum hemorrhage is an unfortunate and well-known complication of delivery. A doctor-patient relationship is mandatory in the case and this can be proven by cross-checking the duty list or from the patient’s case sheet. Direct causation There has to be a direct relationship between the damage and the breach of duty.

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PC for People Experiencing Homelessness: Naheed Dosani

GeriPal

link] PEACH Good Wishes Program A program that provides meaningful gifts for unhoused individuals who are terminally ill. By the time he got into us, the tumor grew, he had experienced, he was experiencing significant pain and so trauma, informed care and building a relationship with him was such a big part of the care.

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What is going on with MAID in Canada? Bill Gardner, Leonie Herx, & Sonu Gaind

GeriPal

** Claim your CME credit for EP293 “What’s Up With MAID in Canada” [link] Note : If you have not already registered for CME, you can register here [link] For more info on the CME credit, go to [link] Disclosures: Moderators Drs Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s) â„¢. Eric: Yeah.

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Allowing Patients to Die: Louise Aronson and Bill Andereck

GeriPal

Alex 15:13 This is really complicated. And it’s not the same, but it does provide information. Eric 42:11 But how much of it is like Winston Churchill, like, democracy is the worst form of government. And in fact, after a complicated ethics issue, we will oftentimes go in and try and debrief them.

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What is Death? Winston Chiong and Sean Aas

GeriPal

Healthcare provide. They’re often the ones who are most directly in touch with a grieving family or may have their own concerns about the care that’s being provided and the worth or value of what they’re showing up and doing every day. Eric 10:35 Are there others, the people who need the organs? Insurance companies.

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