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What You Should Know About Radiation Oncology: Anish Butala, Emily Martin and Evie Kalmar

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And sort of a few years ago, we would sometimes see referrals a bit later than we would have liked. We are Seeing referrals at an earlier time point, especially at a point that I feel that I can really help a patient. Is it normally the oncologist who’s making the referrals to you or do they come from people outside of oncology?

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Scope This! A Podcast on Gastroesophageal Reflux and Gastritis

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Red flags that you should always ask about include hematemesis, melana, dysphagia, and Unintentional weight loss, these all need further investigation for complications like esophagitis or another diagnosis such as EOE or peptic ulcer disease. But if they’re not improving, And that could be a cause for referral to gastroenterology.

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

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Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. Guests Kirsten Engel, Sarah Gillespie-Heyman, Brittany Waterman, & Amy Johnson have no relationships to disclose. Eric 07:08 Which of the patients that you think you’re helpful for, you want referrals? They are complicated. Amy 12:23 I find this one.

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EMS Intervention to Reduce Falls: Carmen Quatman and Katie Quatman-Yates

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Panelists Carmen Quatman and Katie Quatman-Yates have no relationships to disclose. So one of the big pieces of this is that idea of a referral at a second time when they’re less overwhelmed and stressed to figure out what happened. So I think that the evidence is starting to get there. We do that in medicine all the time.

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Time to stop driving? Podcast with Emmy Betz and Terri Cassidy

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If they’re in a major car crash, they’re going to have more long-term complications probably than a 20-year-old would. But I think then the other factor in this that makes it complicated is the decision for someone in Manhattan might be very different than the decision for someone in, like, rural Wyoming. Eric: Yeah.

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Time for Geriatric Assessments in Cancer Care: William Dale, Mazie Tsang, and John Simmons

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” Whether it’s referrals that need to be made, or whether they’re specific actions that the person at home needs to take, like a home safety change. Mazie, I know it changes locale to locale, because your referral sources are going to be different. Mazie: Yes. ” Now we can address the issues.

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PC for People Experiencing Homelessness: Naheed Dosani

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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. Naheed 17:53 Yeah, they want connection, they want relationship, they want, meaning. And that’s about half of our referrals.