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Screening for Dementia: A Podcast with Anna Chodos, Joseph Gaugler and Soo Borson

GeriPal

But something like the GP Cog or 88 are options as well. The post Screening for Dementia: A Podcast with Anna Chodos, Joseph Gaugler and Soo Borson appeared first on A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Podcast for Every Healthcare Professional. And either of those could be given to the patient or an informant.

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Well-being at work among general practitioners working in multidisciplinary primary care teams [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

PC practice types (N=5) were defined in a previous study, based on their composition of healthcare professionals: the Traditional, Multidisciplinary, Nurse-centred, Psychologist-centred and Physiotherapist-centred models. Practice composition of healthcare professionals (typology) Outcome measure.

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Adventures of a Sick Doctor

Ideally, every encounter between a healthcare professional and a patient right now would be carried out in the correct PPE. Will a night nurse or a GP go into her house to help her to die well, wearing a full hazmat suit? Ideally, one would err on the side of caution to reduce the risks of transmission to an absolute minimum.

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Analysis of primary care prescription trends in England during the COVID-19 pandemic compared against a predictive model

BMJ

This could suggest an overall choice in this patient group to avoid interaction with healthcare professionals, or could reflect an inability to seek care brought about by reduced public transport services, reduced family support, or fears of leaving the home.