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A Comprehensive Guide to CT-Angiogram of the Heart-Part 1

Rao Doctor

Unlike traditional angiography, which necessitates catheter insertion and carries certain risks, a CT-angiogram is performed externally and is generally considered safer and more comfortable for patients. It also offers improved speed and accuracy, making it a preferred choice for many healthcare providers.

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Green Practice News: April 2025

My Green Doctor

In This Issue : New Research: Teaching Patients about Climate Resilience Make the Pledge Today to Go Green Get Ready for Earth Day 2025 (part 2)! It tells your office colleagues and patients that your healthcare practice or clinic is committed to forging a healthier work space and community. of total U.S.

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Episode 392: Antiracism in Medicine – Episode 27 – Racial and Gender Health Disparities in Youth Suicide: Part 2

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Key Takeaways (Awareness, Access, and Cultural Humility): The conversation ends by emphasizing awareness of mental health warning signs in youth, advocating for broader access to care, and urging healthcare professionals to practice cultural humility. A Culturally Informed Approach to Supporting Suicidal Minoritized Patients.

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GeriPal Podcast Year in Review and Exciting News for 2024 (CME!)

GeriPal

We’ve published 45 podcasts in 2023 and have had a total of 400,000 downloads, plus another 40,000 views on YouTube. appeared first on A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Podcast for Every Healthcare Professional. It’s been a big year for the GeriPal podcast.

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Deprescribing Super Special III: Constance Fung, Emily McDonald, Amy Linsky, and Michelle Odden

GeriPal

Today, we explore four fascinating studies highlighting innovative approaches to reducing medication use and improving patient outcomes. Patients received brochures detailing the risks of gabapentinoids, nonpharmacologic alternatives, and a proposed deprescribing regimen (see here for the brochure ). in the usual care group.

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Episode 120: Antiracism in Medicine Series Episode 1 – Racism, Police Violence, and Health

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Public health advocate, leader, and scholar, Dr. Camara Phyllis Jones , is credited for creating the framework many healthcare professionals and researchers use to think about systemic racism’s impacts on Black health. This includes thinking about our roles as mandated reporters and police presence in emergency departments.

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Deprescribing Super Special Part II: Podcast with Elizabeth Bayliss, Ariel Green, and Kevin McConeghy

GeriPal

My take home from this is that while the most preferred explanation for deprescribing statins and sedative-hypnotics is one focused on the risk of side effects, we also need to individualize it to the patient and the medication that they are taking. But how to talk to patients about the risk and benefits when starting. Eric: Yeah.