The Motivated MD

OCTOBER 3, 2024

If our family were to evacuate for a severe weather event and return to find a completely destroyed home or town, what would that look like financially? Assuming my hospital is still standing, I would obviously continue to work my job as best as I could to continue to bring in income. Stay motivated! The Motivated M.D.

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GeriPal

MAY 9, 2024

Alex: And Sammy Winemaker, who’s a palliative care physician and Associate Clinical Professor at McMaster University in the Department of Family Medicine, Division of Palliative Care. Alex: Generally in the hospital-based hospice. Matt: I’m more of a hospital guy. Hsien: Hey, great to be here. Sammy: Oh, okay.

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Reflections of a Grady Doctor

MAY 26, 2020

A beloved elder in my family got hospitalized. Dad: “He’s trying to leave the hospital, Kimberly.” My loved one was discharged against medical advice--but is home now and okay. When my dad had a heart attack, I said: “Say you have chest pressure.” To create urgency. And not get him overlooked. He calls out to me.

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Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 10, 2024

Family medicine is neither the most prestigious nor the highest paid medical profession. Studies from the USA showed that adding one GP per 10,000 inhabitants was associated with 2-5 fewer deaths 5 , 6 and 4 fewer hospitalizations 5 annually. Patients share personal issues more easily and medical errors are more easily avoided.

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