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Need to See a Doctor Fast? Here’s How Urgent Care Could Save Your Day

Plum Health

These are the moments when you don’t have time to wait for an appointment with your primary care doctor, and the emergency room (ER) seems like overkill. Understanding Its Role in Healthcare Urgent care clinics are designed to handle non-life-threatening situations that still require timely medical attention.

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Episode 232: Anti-Racism in Medicine Series – Episode 15 – Housing is Health: Racism and Homelessness – Clinician + Community Perspectives

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Dr. Kushel and Mr. Watts remind healthcare providers to speak out about the structural causes of homelessness. National Healthcare for the Homeless Council, Who We Are. This episode was hosted by Sudarshan Krishnamurthy, Jazzmin Williams, and Alec Calac. Do you have a coordinated entry system (CES) in your community? UCSF Profiles.

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The importance of social connection: Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Thomas Cudjoe, & Carla Perissinotto

GeriPal

I’m wondering, you talked about that patient who was really isolated and coming to the emergency room. What it found is that healthcare providers are better at identifying people that are connected more than disconnected. Were you administering scales to pick up on loneliness and isolation? Lightning round: magic wand.

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