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A Mixed Studies Literature Review on Mental Health Perceived Needs of Family Physicians in Infectious Catastrophes [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

’s (2006) framework. Objectives: To synthesize current knowledge about the perceived needs of family physicians regarding their mental health during infectious catastrophes. Study design and analysis: This mixed-method studies Literature Review follows the multi-phase Heyvaert et al.’s

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Remembering Holly J. Humphrey, MD, MACP

ABIM

Humphrey, MD, MACP, a nationally renowned leader in medical education and President of the Josiah Macy Jr. She served as the chair of the Board from 2006 to 2007 and chair of the ABIM Foundation Board of Trustees from 2014 to 2016. Foundation, passed yesterday from pancreatic cancer.

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How hospitals can cut admission delays by 30%

Today's Hospitalist

As for standardizing bed assignment procedures, the solution was to give that staff extensive education. We needed a very broad, consistent educational process or else we weren’t going to capture every staff member doing this on a day-in, day-out basis.” Based in Bucks County, Pa.,

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 1: Differentiating organic versus psychiatric causes of agitation and altered mental status

PEMBlog

In: Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 5th, Fleisher GR, Ludwig S, Henretig FM (Eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia 2006. Chun TH, Sargent J, Hodas GR. Psychiatric emergencies. Cunqueiro A, Durango A, Fein DM, et al. Pediatr Radiol 2019; 49:240.

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Gastroenterology Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Additionally, 1,071 physicians have been board certified in transplant hepatology since 2006 with 904 maintaining today. More than half—10,072 (58%)—are simultaneously maintaining certification in internal medicine. Of those, 867 (83%) are maintaining board certification in gastroenterology and 556 (62%) in internal medicine.

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Welcome to Our New Digital Magazine

CDOCS

You see, we used to be cerecdoctors.com, focusing on just CEREC education, and the magazine was to be a print version that would be sent out quarterly, highlighting the trends with the CEREC system. Our goal is to provide the same engaging, informative, and educational content, only in a digital manner.

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Documenting and honoring preferred place of death in oncology hospice patients [Palliative and end-of-life care]

Annals of Family Medicine

A 2006 study conducted at Marie Curie Hospice Edinburgh found 29% of 164 patients in hospice did not have a documented preferred place of death, indicating room for improvement in documenting this important EOL wish. Unfortunately, EOL discussions may not always include conversations around preferred place of death.

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