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GeneSight® Mental Health Monitor Results

Myriad Genetics

It’s encouraging to see patients recognize what we, as healthcare providers, already know—that medications can be an effective option for people struggling with depression, anxiety, and other mental health conditions,” said Dr. Brown. He was elected to serve AAPOR as its Vice President, President, and Past President from 2011-2014.

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Letitia Bridges, MD, MBA, appointed to chief quality officer at The Permanente Federation

Permanente Medicine

Dr. Bridges joined SCPMG in 2008. There she led more than 600 physicians providing care for 275,000 members in various facilities including a Kaiser Permanente hospital, a contracted hospital, and 14 medical office buildings in Woodland Hills and West Ventura.

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Episode 392: Antiracism in Medicine – Episode 27 – Racial and Gender Health Disparities in Youth Suicide: Part 2

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Her mission — preparing the next generation of diverse physician leaders in pediatric healthcare and mental health and creating partnerships between communities and academic centers — will be critical for eliminating disparities among minority populations. 38,3 (2008): 323-33. Dr. Kevin M. References 1. Molock, Sherry Davis et al.

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Improving Hospital Care for Older Adults through Acute Care for Elders (ACE Units): Kellie Flood and Stephanie Rogers

GeriPal

And so for our example, when we launched our brand new ACE unit here at UAB in 2008, we did not have the funds to redesign the unit until three years later.

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Episode 236: ARM Episode 16 – Live from SGIM: Best of Antiracism Research at the Society of General Internal Medicine’s 2022 Annual Meeting

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Our Black and Hispanic patients are less likely to have had trust-building experiences and more likely to have had trust-eroding experiences with the healthcare system. Our Black and Hispanic patients are less likely to have had positive experiences and more likely to have had negative experiences with the healthcare system.”

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GeriPal 300th Episode: Ask Me Anything Hot Ones Style

GeriPal

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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Is Hospice Losing Its Way: A Podcast with Ira Byock and Joseph Shega

GeriPal

We also have Joe Shega, who is a hospice physician, and he is a Chief Medical Officer and Vice President at VITAS Healthcare. This was an investigative report about fraud and healthcare, pure fraud, pure victimization of vulnerable people. These are the sickest patients in the healthcare system. Lauren: Thanks for having me.

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