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How Locum Tenens Fits Into Modern Healthcare Staffing Solutions

Barton Associates

These geographic constraints highlight a significant limitation of traditional permanent staffing models, which often struggle to attract and retain healthcare professionals in rural and underserved areas. While permanent staff certainly have benefits, most healthcare facilities in the U.S.

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Deprescribing Super Special III: Constance Fung, Emily McDonald, Amy Linsky, and Michelle Odden

GeriPal

Summary Transcript CME Summary Its another deprescribing super special on today’s GeriPal Podcast, where we delve into the latest research on deprescribing medications prescribed to older adults. Eric 00:04 And Alex, we ve got another deprescribing super special with us today. Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose.

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4 Ways Temporary Medical Staff Maintain Patient Care

Barton Associates

What’s more, a 2023 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association uncovered that one-third of the doctors surveyed considered leaving clinical practice altogether—and over 6% of the country’s doctors (more than 70,000) left medicine between 2021 and 2022, according to Definitive Healthcare.

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Episode 262: Anti-Racism in Medicine Series – Episode 18 – Remedying Health Inequities Driven by the Carceral System

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Incarceration negatively affects the physical and mental health of people who are incarcerated as well as their family members and loved ones, and limits access to healthcare before, during, and after incarceration. All healthcare professionals will have patients who are directly or indirectly impacted by the carceral system.

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Rethinking Opioid Conversions: Mary Lynn McPherson and Drew Rosielle

GeriPal

So, every single [inaudible 00:05:10] there is per the table, in an equianalgesic relationship to one another. Drew: The problem with equianalgesic tables is that every one of those relationships is fixed and bidirectional. Eric: But is that just something special about methadone and buprenorphine? That’s one aspect of it.

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Should you have a coach? Greg Pawlson, Beth Griffiths, & Vicky Tang

GeriPal

We’re doing a lot of interactive relationship building. Eric: … the acknowledgement more, do you want to specialize in geriatrics and be that your focus, or do you want to just have really good skills- Greg: Yes, absolutely. Although, to me, that blurs together a little bit. ” They can coach you. Greg: Yeah. .”

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

Mesa Family Physician

Arizona’s climate and lifestyle present specific health considerations that our Mesa-based medical professionals are specially trained to address. Our team at Mesa Family Physicians specializes in geriatric medicine, addressing the complex health needs that can arise with aging.