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Nurse Practitioners Critical in Treating Older Adults as Ranks of Geriatricians Shrink

Physician's Weekly

That means many older adults will be relying on other primary care physicians, who already can’t keep up with demand , and nurse practitioners, whose ranks are booming. “We tend to be a little stronger in care coordination, family and patient education, and integrating care and social and medical needs.

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2024 Summer Pinecones E-Newsletter -- ADVOCACY News

Maine Academy of Family Physicians

Part of the reason is that primary care physicians are unable to easily administer all recommended vaccines to their patients. Food and Drug Administration to ensure that this year, the COVID-19 vaccine is available early in the season. At the same time, the country is not where it needs to be with uptake.