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Gun Violence

Maine Academy of Family Physicians

Additional free firearm resources available at: The BulletPoints Project provides clinical tools for doctors and medical educators to help prevent firearm injury. This site provides resources and downloadable toolkits to preserve firearm legacy and maintain safety. Also view this guide.

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Psychological Issues in Palliative Care: Elissa Kozlov and Des Azizoddin

GeriPal

Analyzing the Health and Retirement Study, she found 60% of older adults screened positive for depression in the last year of life (related study here ). Eric: So you could probably tell we’re going to be talking about mental health issues. Or is it that I’m just not screening? That’s a lot.

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Episode 275: Anti-Racism in Medicine Series – Episode 19 – Reframing the Opioid Epidemic: Anti-Racist Praxis, Racial Health Inequities, and Harm Reduction

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Screening for substance use and offering connections to treatment and community-based services are important strategies that clinicians can implement in their own practice today. Dr. Jordan enters into the conversation and also shares how she best connects with her patients who often feel unheard and marginalized by the health care system.

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Episode 322: Antiracism in Medicine – Episode 24 – Leveraging Narrative Medicine to Cultivate Antiracist Praxis

The Clinical Problem Solvers

It also helps illustrate the power of witnessing and mutual recognition, where there is a narrative exchange between patient and provider, with a validation of patients’ suffering. Show Transcript Download CPSolvers App here RLRCPSOLVERS Leveraging Narrative Medicine to Cultivate Antiracist Praxis.” February 13, 2024.

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Episode 285: Anti-Racism in Medicine Series – Episode 21 – Psychosocial and Cultural Considerations for Providing Healthcare to Immigrant and Refugee Populations

The Clinical Problem Solvers

[link] CPSolvers: Antiracism in Medicine Series Episode 21 – Psychosocial and Cultural Considerations for Providing Healthcare to Immigrant and Refugee Populations Show Notes by Kiersten T. A lot of compounding trauma occurs at the border that has potential downstream mental health implications for individuals and their families.