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Reflections Of An Earliest Established Screening And Testing Facility For Covid-19 In The Largest Metropolis, Pakistan, Fatima Kanwal, Karishma Kanhya Lal, Asra Qureshi
Reflections Of An Earliest Established Screening And Testing Facility For Covid-19 In The Largest Metropolis, Pakistan, Fatima Kanwal, Karishma Kanhya Lal, Asra Qureshi
Department of Family Medicine
As the world struggles to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, this article talks about the experience and findings of the first COVID-19 screening facility in a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. Department of Family Medicine at Aga Khan University (AKU) took initiative where COVID-19 screening of stable patients first began in a dedicated area. Since testing kits were limited and community spread had not started, nurses would screen every walk-in patient based on the presence of fever, cough, travel history and exposure to COVID-19 positive patient in the last 14 days, and advise swab testing if indicated. Out of …
Sports Medicine Update For The Pcp, Jeremy D. Close, Md
Sports Medicine Update For The Pcp, Jeremy D. Close, Md
Department of Family & Community Medicine Presentations and Grand Rounds
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Social Isolation: Impact On Physical And Mental Health, Alexa Waters, Md
Social Isolation: Impact On Physical And Mental Health, Alexa Waters, Md
Department of Family & Community Medicine Presentations and Grand Rounds
Learning Objectives
- Review the impact of social isolation and loneliness on important aspects of health and well-being, with a focus on older adults
- Review risk and protective factors for social isolation and loneliness
- Discuss how the health care system and primary care physicians can better identify and address social isolation
- Briefly highlight interventions to enhance social connectedness and reduce loneliness
Outline
- Background
- Impacts of social isolation and loneliness on health and well-being
- Risk and protective factors for social isolation and loneliness
- Role of the health system and primary care in addressing social isolation and loneliness
- Cases throughout