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

GeriPal

So I think we’re poised now with the guide model and with the evidence we have about healthcare utilization, impact on caregivers, course of dementia, comorbidity management and all of that. But something like the GP Cog or 88 are options as well. So I think generally speaking, we have to help them answer those questions.

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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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Over The Top

Adventures of a Sick Doctor

We are aware that many of the people who have died from Covid19 around the world have been healthcare workers. Ideally, every encounter between a healthcare professional and a patient right now would be carried out in the correct PPE. Surely there's no need to go wasting precious resources for that?

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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.