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An Open Letter to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. On Why Integrated Care Should Be a Cornerstone of the HHS Agenda

Integrated Care News by CFHA

Ensure that the reorganized SAMHSA is closely aligned with the medical side of HHS programs including the Bureau of Primary Health Care, so that mental health priorities support physical health priorities and visa versa.

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All-terrain vehicle injuries in children and adolescents

Canadian Family Physician

The most common causes of injury include inexperience, inadequate physical size and muscle strength to handle the vehicle, not wearing a helmet, poor judgment, loss of control, immature motor and cognitive development, and (in older children) substance use.

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Mental Health in Michigan: A Direct Primary Care Approach

Plum Health

They can: Diagnose and manage common mental health conditions Prescribe medications Provide psychotherapy and counseling Refer patients to specialists when needed Addressing Stigma and Promoting Mental Health Awareness One of the biggest challenges in addressing mental health issues is the stigma that surrounds them.

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Corona Together

StorytellERdoc

Being an ER physician facing this dilemma on the front lines of a large emergency and trauma center, I am also bearing witness to the more daunting picture of this dilemma--the mental and physical effects Covid-19 is having on our patients as well as on all of us. Don't bog down our front-line medical providers with mild symptoms.

ER 100
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Storycatching: Podcast with Heather Coats and Thor Ringler

GeriPal

I think we also lean into, I’ve learned so much from my social work colleagues and/or my spiritual care provider colleagues because they do really lean into some of these other aspects of the who, not just the physical. ” I asked the student, “Did you find legs on your physical exam?” Oh my gosh.

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Trauma-Informed Care: A Podcast with Mariah Robertson, Kate Duchowny, and Ashwin Kotwal

GeriPal

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.

IT 67
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Is it time for geriatricians to get on board with lecanemab? Jason Karlawish and Ken Covinsky

GeriPal

I think we also lean into, I’ve learned so much from my social work colleagues and/or my spiritual care provider colleagues because they do really lean into some of these other aspects of the who, not just the physical. ” I asked the student, “Did you find legs on your physical exam?” Oh my gosh.

IT 105