Adventures of a Sick Doctor

JANUARY 27, 2025

I was special but now I am definitely not. It messes a bit with my thoughts about returning to active duty as a GP. For the moment, I am delighted to keep working with the wonderful people in the National Screening Service, while the wonderful people in the Mercy University Hospital are still working to keep me alive and well.

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GP Specialization Screening IT 130

GeriPal

JULY 19, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concluded back in 2000 that there is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against routine screening for dementia in older adults. If so, how do we screen and who do we screen? What should we use to screen individuals? Cognitive screening.

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Screening Primary Care Patient-Centered IT 120

Mesa Family Physician

JUNE 24, 2025

Internist : Specializes in adult medicine. Family doctor (GP) : Trained to care for patients of all ages—children, adults, and elderly—often including some women’s health and minor procedures. So, internist vs GP , or internist vs family doctor , boils down to scope: internists typically do not see children, whereas family doctors do.

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Internal Medicine GP Family Doctor Primary Care 130