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

GeriPal

Joe 03:55 You know, my thoughts are screening is important for a variety of reasons, and certainly Doctor Boris and Soo and Anna, Doctor chodos can provide a lot greater clinical insight than I. There has to be effective support provided behind any type of screening strategy in order for it to truly be effective. Joe, your thoughts?

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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. This would protect both the patient and the caregiver and ensure that enough people are well enough to provide healthcare to the hordes that need it. Or not wearing any protective gear at all?

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

BMJ

In the United Kingdom (UK), primary care practitioners are the first-line clinicians which most patients encounter, providing initial assessment and treatment of a wide variety of conditions. Over one billion prescriptions per year are signed in the UK by these general practitioners (GPs) in primary care.