Timely consultations relevant for family medicine, primary care, and general internal medicine topics for physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and residents. Offering CME credit for most episodes at https://ce.mayo.edu/podcast. Produced by @MayoMedEd.
Episodes
Tuesday Aug 06, 2019
Tuesday Aug 06, 2019
Guest: Ying Ying (Christina) Chen, M.D.
Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D. (@ChutkaMD)
Preventative health care becomes more complicated as patients age. Do screening tests continue to improve the quality and duration of our elderly patient’s lives? Dr. Christina Chen discusses her process for determining the appropriateness of preventative health screening for patients over 65 and steps through what a generalist should know about the comprehensive geriatric assessment to help maximize independence for our patients.
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Deeper Dive:
- US Preventative Health Task Force https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Name/tools-and-resources-for-better-preventive-care