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Addressing Esthetic Implant Complications: A Reflection on a Recent Case

CDOCS

<p>Lately, I've seen an increase in esthetic implant complications in my practice. This case highlights the importance of proper soft tissue management in the esthetic zone.</p> Soft tissue management is crucial, as recession can occur even with stable bone structures.</p>

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Urinary Incontinence Revisited: George Kuchel & Alison Huang

GeriPal

And that’s what makes these issues so challenging, because at one level, we use the same term to refer to that incredibly multifactorial, complicated, complex condition as we do to stress incontinence, which is also complex in its own way. We think of it really as a kind of a management tool as well. George 23:31 Sure.

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

GeriPal

After coming out of residency and taking care of lots of complicated older adults as of now, a brand new physician attending, I really needed that team to help me out. So that’s one, this patient-centered geriatric assessment and management approach. And that model just made sense.

Hospital 101
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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. As the Maine delegate, I attended Congress business sessions, participated in resolution writing workshops, and voted for candidates in elections.

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Surgical Communication: A Podcast with Gretchen Schwarze, Justin Clapp and Alexis Colley

GeriPal

And, what if your surgeon openly discussed the expected ‘bad stuff’ of post-operative recovery, instead of rotely reciting a list of possible complications? Alex: Alexis workshopped a couple questions with us yesterday, and we helped her make them even more challenging for you. So dad asked, “Oh, great. When can I see again?”

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Grief, Loss, and Well-Being Debriefing: Vickie Leff, Matthew Loscalzo, Craig Blinderman

GeriPal

You’d imagine though that our professional expertise and experiences in helping patients and families cope with loss and grief would be helpful in managing our own personal losses. And so we just designed a couple of workshops to train some facilitators. Turns out, it’s maybe not. Eric: And how does that differ from grief?