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Developing an intervention to assist older patients communication with their GP practice after discharge from hospital [Community based participatory research]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context In the post-discharge period from hospital acute inpatient care, the older patient is at risk from a lack of joined-up care. Hospitals write discharge summaries to family medicine providers. Objective The GP-MATE study has built a new intervention for family medicine and patients/carers through co-design.

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Didn’t Match into Residency.What are Some of my Options?

Aspiring Minority Doctor

There is also the option of electronic health record (EHR) training and support work where you would travel to various hospitals/clinics around the country and train individuals on how to use EMR systems. This would require relocating and I am not aware of how much it pays.

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

GeriPal

So we measure things like hospitalizations and ed visits and the like, and those data are a bit weaker, but they’re also, you know, I think they need to be contextualized in what, why we would even want to reduce hospitalizations right. And either of those could be given to the patient or an informant.

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What is primary care? Part 2

Noreta Family Medicine

Some family doctors work in a residency training program where they may see patients in the hospital, out of the hospital, and deliver babies. Don’t worry; HIPAA laws protect your privacy and medical information. Is a General Physician (GP) the same as a Family Physician (FP)?

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Over The Top

Adventures of a Sick Doctor

I have consumed so much information in the past two weeks that whatever comes out of my head now is simply a mish-mash of other people's words, advice and opinions. We know that those who work closely with sick patients are more likely to get severe illness than those who work more peripherally in the hospital.

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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

GPs Are the Backbone of Effective Healthcare Systems Countries with a stronger focus on primary care and family medicine, rather than on hospitals and specialists, enjoy better health, 1 , 2 lower health inequalities, 2 , 3 and prevent hospitalizations. 11 , 13 Over time, GPs come to know their patients well.