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The Power of Words, 16 Years Later

A Country Doctor Writes

My theory is that the behavioral health staff members felt isolated and not integrated with the primary care providers. The Power of Words Yesterday afternoon I sat in a dark room with a couple of doctors and several mental health professionals and participated in a video conference about integration of primary care and behavioral health.

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Hospice in Prison Part 2: An interview with the Pastoral Care Workers

GeriPal

He might want to write his mom and he’s not physically able to write anymore. They can go in and out the rooms and interact with the inmates because the inmates a lot of them have a mistrust of medical staff and authority that’s been long ingrained in concrete for so long. I’ll write the letter for him.

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