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Using technology to reclaim our time

Today's Hospitalist

Since the mid-1990s, our capacity for innovation has never stopped as hospitalists navigate a complex landscape of acute illnesses, interprofessional collaborations and the imperative to provide efficient, high-quality care. But these early systems often struggled with complex medical terminology and the natural flow of conversation.

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You don’t need to order comprehensive viral panels for most patients

PEMBlog

The diagnosis of a virus illness is generally made clinically with a history and clinical exam and does not require confirmatory testing. Messaging for patients and families When children have a viral respiratory illness, it is usually pretty self evident based on their symptoms e.g. runny nose, cough, congestion.

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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. Arizona’s climate and lifestyle present specific health considerations that our Mesa-based medical professionals are specially trained to address.

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The importance of social connection: Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Thomas Cudjoe, & Carla Perissinotto

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary Social connections impact our health in profound ways, whether it is the support we receive from family and friends in navigating serious illness, the joy from shared social activities, or connecting with our community. We’ll talk about is it in medical practice yet? It came after engaging her.

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Episode 141: Antiracism in Medicine Series Episode 2 – Dismantling Race-Based Medicine Part 1: Historical and Ethical Perspectives with Edwin Lindo

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Medicine has never been an apolitical field, and understanding the specific ways the medical field contributed to socio-political definitions of race through practices rooted in medical racism can help us avoid repeating the same harms of the past (e.g. 57:35 ​Conclusion and outro Episode Takeaways: History matters​.

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What can we learn from simulations? Amber Barnato

GeriPal

For example, we spend the first half talking about a RCT simulation study of clinician verbal and non-verbal communication with a seriously ill patient with cancer. So most of our medical schools have simulation centers. “Oh, I did that because this patient, really concerned he might not be compliant with his medication.

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Prognosis Superspecial: A Podcast with Kara Bischoff, James Deardorff, and Elizabeth Lilley

GeriPal

The PPS is one of the most widely used prognostic tools for seriously ill patients, but the prognostic estimates given by the PPS are based on data that is well over a decade old. First time on the GeriPal podcast, Liz Lilley, who’s a surgeon and faculty in surgery at the Brigham Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.

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