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15 Years Strong: Rare Disease Week’s Remarkable Journey of Support

FDA Law Blog

Sasinowski — In 2009 — 15 years ago — the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) announced the first U.S. In 2009 I served as Chair of NORD and through the hard work of countless colleagues we inaugurated the first Rare Disease Day. By Frank J. recognition of Rare Disease Day.

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Episode 148: Antiracism in Medicine Series Episode 4 – Dismantling Race-Based Medicine Part 2: Clinical Perspectives

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Our guests explain how we can incorporate race-conscious medicine in clinical settings, medical education, and biomedical/epidemiological research to responsibly recognize and address the harms of racial inequality. education, income, number of previous hospitalizations) that also lead to clinical outcomes, not only race-based stratification.

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

PEMBlog

Special thanks to Manpreet Singh, MD ( @MprizzleER ) for helping to put this collaboration together. 2009 Nov;27(4):655-67, ix. 2009 Jun;21(3):196-202. These articles will take another look at the content included in this episode. Coburn VA, Mycyk MB. Physical and chemical restraints. Emerg Med Clin North Am. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2009.07.003.

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

GeriPal

primary palliative care interventions seem to fail, whereas specialized palliative care interventions have a relatively robust track record of success. Eric 19:30 Should we add that to special effects as our producer? The one thing that we know is that education alone will not actually deliver behavior change.

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

GeriPal

It’s going to be published as a special report in JPM I hope in May with as of today, 279, I think HPM physician colleagues, signatures including 21 of the living past presidents of the academy. They’re really excellent, and if I have any complaint about them at all, it’s that they could have been issued in 2008, 2009.

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Understanding the Variability in Care of Nursing Home Residents with Advanced Dementia

GeriPal

She’s a geriatric nurse practitioner specializing in palliative care, and assistant professor at the University of Maryland School of Nursing. Caroline: Again, just further educating on the front lines and families in particular, I think is really important as well as these policy implications. Joan: Thanks. Ruth: Sure.