Barton Associates

JUNE 19, 2025

In these complex and ever-changing environments, staffing challenges can quickly become a critical issue, impacting both patient care quality and operational efficiency. Relying solely on permanent staff can lead to periods of over- or under-staffing, as patient volumes fluctuate due to various factors: Seasonal illnesses (e.g.,

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

JUNE 26, 2023

Dr. Saha’s research focuses broadly on the influence of race and racism in the doctor-patient relationship, its relation to disparities in the quality of health care, and its implications for diversity in the healthcare workforce. qualitative methods) have to be used to describe the impact that factors like bias have in health care.

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Vida Family Medicine

JUNE 28, 2024

One of the most rewarding parts of being a primary care physician is when I am able to work with a patient to help them find answers to unexplained symptoms they have been dealing with, sometimes for years! There are many factors that make it a challenge to get answers for unexplained symptoms.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 13, 2022

In this context, we’re excited to hear from infectious disease experts and nephrologists about updates in the care of older adults. As you know, our population is aging at a rapid speed and older, adult older persons is no longer cared for only by a geriatrician or a primary care physician. This is Eric Widera.

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Today we learn more about coaching from 3 coaches: Greg Pawlson, coach and former president of the American Geriatrics Society, Vicky Tang, geriatrician-researcher at UCSF and coach , and Beth Griffiths, primary care internist at UCSF and coach. This is the first RCT that was available for coaching in physicians. [link] 5.

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GeriPal

JUNE 12, 2025

Alex 00:26 And we’re delighted to welcome Emily Martin, who is a palliative care doc at UCLA. Alex 00:33 And delighted to welcome Evie K a lmar, who’s a geriatrician and palliative care doc at UCSF. Anish 00:24 Thanks so much for having me. Emily, welcome to GeriPal. Emily 00:32 It’s good to be here. Thank you, Alex.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Since the turn of the century, the rise of hospitalists and the corresponding decline in the number of office-based family physicians who provide inpatient care for their own patients has magnified the value of optimizing the handoff from hospital-based teams to primary care physicians.

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Mere Mortal MD

APRIL 6, 2025

Yesterday I had a much needed visit to my primary care physician to talk about some minor annoyances that have been creeping up in my body. Then there was a retired military colonel I cared for who never lamented the frequent falls he had that landed him back into the rehabilitation hospital.

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The Medical Futurist

JUNE 21, 2025

In the continent-sized country, approximately 11,000 skin care specialists are working, which means less than one dermatologist for 100,000 people. (*There are widely varying figures, ranging from 66% to 90% depending on the source of information.) In 2013, only 56 percent of Americans owned a smartphone, which climbed to around 90% by now.

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Vida Family Medicine

MARCH 28, 2024

As a primary care physician, I am asked about these medications at least once a day, either by a patient, a colleague, a family member, friend, or acquaintance. As most of you know, I follow a Health at Every Size® approach to the care of my patients. This approach is not one-size-fits-all and it takes time.

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Noreta Family Medicine

APRIL 17, 2024

I love family medicine because as family physicians, we can be trained to provide care for patients in many different settings. Some family doctors work in a residency training program where they may see patients in the hospital, out of the hospital, and deliver babies. Why Do I Need a Primary Care Physician?

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 17, 2024

And also I was in the HVMA primary care program. He’s the director of the program for Care and S tudy of the A ging H eart and director of the H eart F ailure with P reserved E jection Fraction program. He’s in Boston. He’s a medical director of H ebrew S enior L ife outpatient clinic at Newbridge.

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

But, it’s also hard not to be bullish on the future of the field to see the consistent strides geriatrics has made in the last two decades in improving care for older adults. I’ve seen this question come up a lot since finishing fellowship nearly two decades ago. Mike, welcome to GeriPal. Mike: Great to be here. It was JAMA, right?

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The Direct Doctors Difference

OCTOBER 21, 2021

​ As more primary care physicians become “burned out” with the day to day grind of a typical primary care practice. What does this mean for primary care (and specialist offices for that matter)?

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 20, 2022

We also touch briefly on topics discussed in prior podcasts such as loneliness and federal responses to the pandemic in relation to long-term care. As you know, our population is aging at a rapid speed and older, adult older persons is no longer cared for only by a geriatrician or a primary care physician.

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FDA Law

MARCH 17, 2022

The proposed guideline is not “[a] replacement for clinical judgment or individualized, person-centered care” and its recommendations are not inflexible standards of patient care. From our perspective, given misapplication of the 2016 guideline, we begin with what the proposed guideline is not rather than what it is. Methodology.

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FDA Law

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The recommendations do not apply to inpatient hospital care, in the emergency department or other observed settings. The 2022 guideline, as with the 2016 guideline, reiterates that it does not apply to pain management related to sickle cell disease or cancer-related pain treatment, palliative care and end-of-life care.

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Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 10, 2024

As a general practitioner and primary care researcher, it was always fascinating for me to delve into the scientific literature to investigate this issue. The following graph shows the striking difference in premature mortality between countries with weak or strong primary care: 2. Here are the key results.

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BMJ

MAY 10, 2022

METHOD The cross-sectional study was conducted on family physicians and family health staff working in primary care family health centers in Üsküdar district of Istanbul with a population of 520,771 between 25-29 December 2020 [4]. Primary care visits increase utilization of evidence-based preventative health measures.

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GeriPal

JULY 7, 2022

Haider is a physician at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and the VA in Boston. We discussed the nature of pain, what makes chronic pain different from acute pain, what’s the difference between proprioception, pain, and suffering, and so much more. Welcome back to the GeriPal podcast, Haider. Despite your background, Alex.

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Maine Academy of Family Physicians

JUNE 21, 2024

Family Medicine Advocacy Rounds – Issue 25, June 2024 Welcome to Family Medicine Advocacy Rounds—the American Academy of Family Physicians' monthly tip sheet to educate, engage, and update you on the latest policy issues affecting family physicians and their patients. Read more in the AAFP’s statement.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

APRIL 25, 2025

Before becoming a core faculty member at the Lancaster General Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program , I spent more than 15 years teaching in Georgetown's family medicine department. The number of visits to primary care physicians fell by 43% from 2010 to 2021 despite 7.4% growth in the U.S.

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