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

GeriPal

No, I mean, I think I had the initial feeling or thought about this being present after I learned about it and were thoughtful with senior mentors about it. What it found is that healthcare providers are better at identifying people that are connected more than disconnected. You just knew it? Thomas: Yeah, yeah. Ashwin Kotwal: Oh, wow.

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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

As a general practitioner and primary care researcher, it was always fascinating for me to delve into the scientific literature to investigate this issue. GPs Provide Most Healthcare The following graph shows that by far most patient/doctor contacts are with GPs. They are therefore the foundation of every healthcare system.