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What Are the Most Common Preventive Services? A Complete Guide

Mesa Family Physician

Understanding Preventive Health Services: The Foundation of Wellness Preventive health services encompass medical care specifically designed to prevent illnesses, detect conditions early, and promote overall wellness. Our family-centered approach ensures children receive age-appropriate preventive care.

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Healthcare Jobs in Hamden, CT: Opportunities for Every Experience Level

Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

Healthcare is a growing industry that offers diverse opportunities and career paths. At the Physicians Alliance of Connecticut, we have an ongoing need for professionals in a wide range of roles, from entry-level support staff to seasoned medical professionals. Completion of a medical assisting program is required.

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Diabetes in Late Life: Nadine Carter, Tamryn Gray, Alex Lee

GeriPal

When I’m on nursing home call, the most common page I receive is for a blood sugar value. When I’m on palliative care consults and attending in our hospice unit we have to counsel patients about deprescribing and de-intensifying diabetes medications. What are the risks and rewards of new classes of medications? Happy to be here.

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Hearing Loss in Geriatrics and Palliative Care: A Podcast with Nick Reed and Meg Wallhagen

GeriPal

Meg is a researcher and professor of Gerontological Nursing and a Geriatric Nurse Practitioner in the School of Nursing at UCSF. One thing we’ve looked at a little bit, but it has not been well studied is the accumulation of ototoxic medications. They grew up with hearing aids and they need something.”

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Why Regular Check-ups Matter: Preventive Care at Mesa Family Physicians

Mesa Family Physician

In today’s fast-paced world, it’s easy to postpone medical appointments until something feels wrong. However, at Mesa Family Physicians , we believe that preventive healthcare is the cornerstone of long-term wellness for our Mesa, Arizona community. We don’t believe in one-size-fits-all medicine.

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Medical Cannabis Revisted: A Podcast with David Casarett and Eloise Theisen

GeriPal

David is a physician who wrote the book “ Stoned: A Doctor’s Case for Medical Marijuana ” and gave a TED talk on “ A Doctor’s Case for Medical Marijuana ” that was watched over 3 million times. laughter] Alex 01:39 Material here for songs related to medical marijuana or marijuana in general. David 00:26 Thanks.

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Buprenorphine Use in Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Zachary Sager and Janet Ho

GeriPal

Our experts include Katie Fitzgerald Jones (palliative nurse practitioner and doctoral student at Boston College), Zachary Sager (palliative care physician at the Boston VA and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute), and Janet Ho (physician at UCSF in addiction medicine and palliative care). This was the hot topic at AHPM. Katie: Thank you.

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