PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

This is a blog post designed to disseminate the important work of Choosing Wisely , an initiative of the the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation, the goal of which is the spark conversations between clinicians and patients about what tests, treatments, and procedures are needed – and which ones are not.

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Lab Testing Medical Patients Mental Health 52

PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

This is a blog post designed to disseminate the important work of Choosing Wisely , an initiative of the the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation, the goal of which is the spark conversations between clinicians and patients about what tests, treatments, and procedures are needed – and which ones are not.

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Patients Screening Illness Physicals 52

GeriPal

JANUARY 23, 2025

And there’s so much work on, you know, you’ve got to take these medicines, you got to prevent this treat, that there isn’t that same sort of clinical momentum towards deprescribing. And I think of the analogy of, like, cancer screening. The stopping the cancer screening doesn’t have that same sort of momentum.

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Specialization IT Patient-Centered Medical 120

Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 6, 2025

Unlike appointments that address specific illnesses or injuries, preventive care visits focus on screening for potential health issues, assessing your overall wellness, and helping you establish healthy habits before problems develop. Evidence-based screening tests based on current medical guidelines, your age, and risk factors.

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Preventive Care Preventative Care Appointment Screening 100

GeriPal

JUNE 27, 2024

Alex is a triple-boarded (palliative care, internal medicine, and psychiatry) assistant professor of medicine at Stanford. We then walk through how we should screen for anxiety and how we should think about a differential. So it tends to be future oriented and tends to show up as a physical sensation in our body.

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Illness IT Diagnosis Patient-Centered 130

GeriPal

APRIL 28, 2022

Times , The BMJ , and Annals of Internal Medicine. . Eric: I’m looking forward to talking about art and humor in palliative care and we’re caring for seriously ill patients. I’m going to share my screen and we can talk about that. His work has been published in places like the L.A. Nathan: I do.

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IT Hospital Patients Illness 145

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Kate and Ashwin talked about their research on the prevalence of lifetime trauma and its association with physical and psychosocial health among adults at the end of life. Physical symptoms like pain, dyspnea, fatigue, psychological symptoms, depression, loneliness, and then some of the social experiences as well, like social isolation.

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Patient-Centered IT Individual Screening 67