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🌿💊 Embracing Wholistic Health & Modern Medicine: Finding Balance with Direct Primary Care 🌿💊 In our journey towards better health, there’s a growing recognition that combining wholistic approaches with modern medicine can lead to truly comprehensive care 💪🏼 🌟 Finding Harmony with Direct Primary Care: A DPC clinic provides personalized, unhurried care that bridges these worlds. Here’s how: 🌿 Holistic Approach: DPC practitioners often integrate nutrition counseling, mental health support, and preventive care strategies into their practice, aligning with wholistic principles. 🤝🏼 Access and Affordability: DPC models prioritize direct relationships between patients and doctors, bypassing insurance complexities and ensuring more time for comprehensive care discussions. 🚀 Collaborative Care: By combining wholistic health practices with modern medicine, DPC clinics empower patients to explore complementary treatments alongside evidence-based medicine. ⭐️ Let’s continue to explore the connections between wholistic health and modern medicine through DPC, where personalized care meets the best of both worlds! ⭐️ #growthmindset #healthandwellness #wellnessmatters

In November, Arizona Care Network Population Health Pharmacist Tannaz Farahani, PharmD, MPH, sat down with Dr. Rocky Patel (One Medical), a member of ACN’s Quality & Payer Contracting Committee, to discuss Type I and Type II diabetes. This Q & A includes discussions related to: - The differences between Type I vs. Type II diabetes - Symptoms of Type I and Type II - Common medications used to manage diabetes - Diet and exercise recommendations for people living with diabetes - & so much more Watch their discussion below! #diabeteseducation #diabetesawareness #type1diabetes #type2diabetes #lifestyle #health #healthandwellness #diabetescare #diabetesmanagement #diabetesdiet #diabetestreatment

The fundamental importance of skilled and compassionate healthcare Professionals becomes especially clear during a hospital stay. I have seen a marked improvement in my trust and mental well-being, when medical staff have actively listened, addressed my concerns, and provided clear guidance on my care. After experiencing four days of high fever, vomiting, and weakness, I was diagnosed with pneumonia and am now receiving intravenous antibiotics. Thanks to an empathetic, intelligent and caring Consultant at the time ( also female I may add). This personal experience has further enhanced the value of firsthand insights into service improvement. What builds great understanding of health care changes required? Lived Experience of our health care system 100 percent! My diverse array of experiences as an inpatient inform my knowledge of what changes are required to further enhance our health care.

Explore the systemic challenges in U.S. health care that lead to doctor scarcity and reduced patient care in this insightful article from The Atlantic highlighting the need for more accessible medical education and a reevaluation of health care delivery. Understanding these issues is crucial for shaping a more inclusive and effective health care system. Read more about how we can address these gaps: https://bit.ly/4dNlv0M

Explore the systemic challenges in U.S. health care that lead to doctor scarcity and reduced patient care in this insightful article from The Atlantic highlighting the need for more accessible medical education and a reevaluation of health care delivery. Understanding these issues is crucial for shaping a more inclusive and effective health care system. Read more about how we can address these gaps: https://bit.ly/4dNlv0M

So honoured to highlight the issues of administration burden with solutions, and co-presenting with Dr. Clare Liddy (co-lead for Pb4P) on Digital Health Canada’s Healthcare Innovation Rounds Webinar Wednesdays! Discussing what physicians mean when they say “administrative burden” and understanding how government can make changes to alleviate that. Highlights of OMA, CMA and OMD surveys/reports and the Ontario Health’s Patients Before Paperwork Initiative (Pb4P). Administration burden and its alleviation is everyone’s problem. If we don’t address this quickly, more and more family medicine offices will close and we will have more and more unattached patients. 1 in 4 Ontarians (4.4 million will be without a family doctor by 2026!) Clare Liddy Ontario Medical Association OntarioMD Canadian Medical Association Ontario College of Family Physicians Ontario Health | Santé Ontario Thank you Digital Health Canada for the opportunity. https://lnkd.in/eh2fTtnM

Many training programs offer limited coverage on obesity, impacting adherence to evidence-based guidelines. Integrating comprehensive obesity education into medical training and ongoing professional development is essential to improve care. Our OPEN White Paper explores these educational gaps and offers recommendations for enhancing training and reducing weight bias in healthcare. #ObesityTraining

As a clinical psychologist, I learned early on that being a patient is a learned skill, and we need to invest time in supporting patients to be active partners in their care. Being a patient is a tough job, and the investment of clinicians' time is well worth it.    I wrote in Medical Economics about how the Patient Activation Measure can help providers across health care meet patients where they are and drive better outcomes. https://lnkd.in/gZWfKQij

Doctors, do you know that taking fast and effective decisions is one of the most crucial skills you should have in your pocket? In the fast-paced environment of healthcare, making decisions quickly and efficiently is essential for patient outcomes. Limiting choices can prevent overwhelm and speed up decision-making by reducing the cognitive load on your brain. Trusting your instincts is also crucial, especially in emergency situations where rapid responses are necessary. However, it’s important to balance gut reactions with thoughtful analysis. Seeing time as a valuable resource reminds us that prolonging decisions can have serious consequences for patient outcomes. Making decisions quickly and effectively can indeed foster self-confidence, as each choice provides a chance to learn and adapt, strengthening our decision-making skills over time. By balancing these approaches, we can become more decisive and effective, ultimately improving the care and health outcomes for our patients. - - - - - - Join Beyond the Scrubs Waitlist It is a community that helps you enjoy life both in and out of your scrubs, where your job is only part of your story. https://lnkd.in/eUrtJRKZ

Reforms Promised, But Will They Really Make a Difference? The Secretary of State in the UK has promised reforms to address the alarming issue of delayed and wrong diagnoses, and subsequent mistreatment, in urgent care centers, walk-in clinics, primary care physician offices, and Accident and Emergency (A&E) departments in hospitals. This problem has led to devastating complications and even death. However, I remain skeptical about the effectiveness of these reforms in bringing about real change. As someone who has personally experienced the consequences of speaking out against this problem (https://lnkd.in/d_y54CQU), I know firsthand the victimization that whistleblowers face. False claims and complaints are often used to silence those who dare to raise concerns. Despite this, I have taken it upon myself to educate people on self-diagnosis and created an app to empower them to make informed decisions about their health. My goal is to prevent complications and death resulting from medical errors committed in primary care. Unfortunately, the promised reforms https://lnkd.in/dBTChFqp are unlikely to benefit the NHS or the people it serves. The root of the problem lies in the fact that managers, rather than doctors, are in control. Until honest doctors are given the autonomy to make medical decisions without interference from non-medical professionals, the system will continue to fail patients. The current system prioritizes efficiency and cost-cutting over patient care, leading to rushed diagnoses and inadequate treatment. Doctors are often overworked and undervalued, while managers focus on meeting targets and reducing costs. This has created a culture of fear, where doctors are reluctant to speak out against mistakes or challenge the status quo. True reform requires a fundamental shift in the way healthcare is delivered. Doctors must be given the freedom to practice medicine without interference from managers, and patients must be empowered to take an active role in their care. Until then, the promised reforms will only serve as a Band-Aid solution, failing to address the underlying issues that are putting lives at risk. It's time for a radical overhaul of the healthcare system, one that puts patients and doctors at the forefront. Anything less will only perpetuate the cycle of mistakes, cover-ups, and devastating consequences. In my new book "The Art of Self-Diagnosis", I have shared true case senario to explain how medical diagnostic errors result in complication to emphasis the importance of self diagnosis by empowering yourself to make informed decision. Stop believing the lies, seek the truth and know the truth about the NHS in the UK.