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Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on primary care for diabetes in Canada: Results from a mixed-methods study [Health care services, delivery, and financing]

Annals of Family Medicine

Setting & Dataset: The CPCSSN database contains de-identified patient-level electronic medical record data from 13 primary care research networks across Canada. Qualitative interviews were conducted with Ontario patients aged > 50 with diagnosis of (or receiving treatment for) type 2 diabetes prior to pandemic onset.

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Misconceptions of Employer Sponsored Direct Primary Care (DPC)

Plum Health

Thus, DPC forms a better long-term investment focused on preventive care, as opposed to only treating patients post-diagnosis. Access to high-quality medical care is critical for your employees and your organization's health.

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 1: Differentiating organic versus psychiatric causes of agitation and altered mental status

PEMBlog

Most children who present to Pediatric Emergency Departments these days with mental health concerns – including agitation – have a known psychiatric problem or diagnosis. Why then do we persist with the “is it medical/organic or psych” question? Government.

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How to Make an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis in Primary Care: A Podcast with Nathaniel Chin

GeriPal

We have two new FDA-approved medications that reduce that amyloid buildup and modestly slow down the progression of the disease. He is associate professor at the University of Wisconsin and medical director of their Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. Nate, welcome back to the GeriPal Podcast. Nate 00:25 Thanks for having me.

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Involving the inner circle: Emily Largent, Anne Rohlfing, Lynn Flint & Anne Kelly

GeriPal

Emily is a bioethicist in the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at the University of Pennsylvania. In general, the case is a patient who wound up with a new diagnosis of metastatic cancer during the course of the admission and at a certain point had full capacity, was able to make decisions and communicate. Lynn: Sure.

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New Prognostic Models for Older Adults: Alex Lee, James Deardorff, Sei Lee

GeriPal

But if they’re not going to live another 20 years, then there’s no point in giving them the extra medication for lowering their A1C. They wanted time to prepare, to get their spiritual house in order, to get right with God, to think about moving near to the grandkids, to get their finances in order, to prepare their wills.

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Health and Wealth Shocks: Lauren Hunt, Rebecca Rodin, Tsai-Chin Cho

GeriPal

Disruptive events are medical, surgical. Eric 12:03 I’m interested in that because I hear a lot about people losing their, like, one way, like people get health issue and then lose all their finances, especially in the U.S. And hospitalization for pneumonia is like a medical event. I have no idea what that is.

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