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EMS Intervention to Reduce Falls: Carmen Quatman and Katie Quatman-Yates

GeriPal

Going into patient’s homes was eye opening. There were trip hazards, loose carpets, some people were hoarders. And yet, after assisting the older adult to their feet, the EMS providers would leave. Their job was done. It’s not surprising that the number of repeat calls for falls is alarmingly high. Alex: I think this is a first.

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Episode 275: Anti-Racism in Medicine Series – Episode 19 – Reframing the Opioid Epidemic: Anti-Racist Praxis, Racial Health Inequities, and Harm Reduction

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Between 2007 – 2019, Black individuals experienced a higher death rate for opioid overdose deaths than any other racial or ethnic group. Dr. Jordan then questions the utility and continued operation of methadone clinics, especially as the United States largely moves on from the COVID-19 pandemic. link] Townsend, T., Bunting, A.

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Skinny Label and Induced Infringement: The Saga Continues

FDA Law

No reasonable jury could have concluded that the carved-out labeling for petitioner’s generic carvedilol from 2007-2011 was itself evidence of intent to induce infringement.” The Government’s brief puts a lot of faith in the existing regulatory system rather than the patent system.

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 2: Non-pharmacologic management of agitated children

PEMBlog

This entails utilizing the least invasive non-pharmacologic means of assisting them, before moving to physical or chemical restraints. 2007 Oct;14(5):265-8. It is also episode 2 in a 5 episode series focused on agitation in children and adolescents. West J Emerg Med. 2012 Feb;13(1):35-40. PMC3298214. Eur J Emerg Med. PMID: 17823561.

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RCT of PC in ED: Corita Grudzen, Fernanda Bellolio, & Tammie Quest

GeriPal

I cant do the primary thing Ive been trained to do: ABC, ABC, ABCs. Most emergency providers wanted to do the right thing for seriously ill patients, but they didnt have the knowledge, skills, or experience to do it. They got training in Vital Talk and ELNEC. They got feedback. So did it matter? Fernanda 01:16 I do have a song request.

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Ding Dong is the Skinny Label (Effectively) Dead?

FDA Law

Teva received tentative approval in June 2003 and launched in 2007 after a blocking patent expired. Teva case, that the statutory provisions governing patent infringement, specifically induced infringement, do not address carve-outs.

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FDA-Approved Labeling: Is Enough Enough?

FDA Law

FDA did, however, try to identify safety issues through the medical literature and (after 2007 when mandatory safety reporting for OTC human drug products marketed without an approved application became effective) through the adverse event reporting system. Koblitz & Deborah L. More than a few have taken far longer—literally decades.