How to go from good to great in urgent care
As the role of urgent care clinicians continues to expand in the house of medicine and we take on more responsibilities, it’s our job as clinicians to ask ourselves:
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Chapter Summary: UCA live: Good to Great
Urgent care providers often find themselves caught between acting like an emergency room provider and a primary care provider all at once. When patients' complaints are categorized as somewhere in the middle, it’s on us to make sure they have the best possible outcome. So what can we do to take these visits from good to great? Hosts Sarah, Vicky, and Matt give us tips to throw in our toolkit to elevate the patient experience.
PFAPA Syndrome: How Many Fevers Are Too Many?
When my daughter was diagnosed with PFAPA (Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Adenitis) syndrome, I wasn’t surprised. I myself had suffered from a mysterious recurrent fever in my childhood, and at some point in medical school, I pinpointed PFAPA as the most likely cause. But I was surprised to discover just how common it actually is. Did you know that PFAPA is the most common type of recurrent fever syndrome in children?
Chapter Summary: Periodic fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and adenitis (PFAPA) syndrome
Karen Hovav, MD and Solomon Behar, MD
The Whole-Food, Plant-Based Diet
As primary care clinicians, we play a crucial role in helping our patients make healthier food choices. But with all the contradicting information out there, sifting through nutrition evidence can be daunting. One diet that has evidence for helping prevent disease and promote better health is a whole-food, plant-based diet.
This diet focuses on eating whole grains, fruits and vegetables that have undergone minimal processing. Studies have...
Chapter Summary: Whole Food Plant-based Diet
Kristen Gialo DO, Neda Frayha MD
Within the field of Cardiology, primary prevention of heart disease is an area that is just MADE for primary care clinicians. What do the guidelines say, and how can PCPs best put them into action with our patients? Academic cardiologist Dr. Stan Liu is back for a helpful primer on the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease for the PCP.
The one-stop shop for clinical year success
PA Students, the clinical rotation year is an exciting and challenging time, as you’re finally able to apply all that you’ve learned in the didactic year to real-world patients. On the other hand, this year is also stressful and can feel overwhelming with all the changes and newness.
For over a decade I’ve been on PA faculty, and every year, the start of the clinical year brings up the same emotion in all of my students. I think the proper...
Hippo Live at UCA: A Recap
Hippo has been a longtime partner of the Urgent Care Association (UCA), the trade association that represents Urgent Care clinicians and business professionals. We’ve worked together on several projects over the years, and this year we worked on two new projects: Urgent Care MA Bootcamp, a video-based onboarding program for MAs, and “Hippo Live at UCA”, a dedicated clinical track during UCA’s annual convention. While we are pros when it...
Chapter Summary: Primary Cardiac Prevention for the PCP
Within the field of Cardiology, primary prevention of heart disease is an area that is just MADE for primary care clinicians. What do the guidelines say, and how can PCPs best put them into action with our patients? Academic cardiologist Dr. Stan Liu is back for a helpful primer on the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease for the PCP.
Chapter Summary: Cancer Screening Considerations for Transgender Patients
Pearls:
- Cancer screenings for transgender patients should take into account an organ inventory that can be obtained from history-taking, personal/family risk factors and trauma-informed approaches to sensitive exams like the pelvic exam.
- Cancer screening considerations for transgender patients:
- Cancer screening is a cornerstone of primary care yet can be more nuanced among transgender individuals based on their sex organs
- Pearl: An...
Navigating Cancer Screenings With Your Transgender Patients
Cancer screening is a critical part of primary care practice, and most of us can recite guidelines in our sleep. That said, cancer screening can feel a little tricky in our transgender population, especially when we are still learning to navigate this sensitive topic as a general part of our practice.
3 Primary Cardiac Prevention Tips for the PCP
When helping primary care patients navigate heart disease prevention, we all know the big interventions to cover: quitting smoking, exercising, and eating a healthy diet with more plant-based foods. But are you also covering these less prominent risk factors?