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Experts Urge Clinicians to Adopt CAAT Across Airway Diseases

Physician's Weekly

The CAAT governance board recommends transitioning from the COPD Assessment Test to the CAAT and using it for patients with asthma as well as for those with COPD. Evolution of the Test The editorial explains the test’s evolution since its launch in 2009. A validation study in patients with bronchiectasis began earlier this year.

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Oregon-based medical group Northwest Permanente announces affiliation with The Permanente Medical Group of Northern California

Permanente Medicine

Consolidation of hospitals, medical groups, and health plans are occurring throughout the United States,” said Dr. Koh. Hospital Model of Care: NWP will work with TPMG on the Hospital Model of Care and Telecritical Care, a virtual care program for patients in the ICU. million members in California.

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I Hear You Knockin’… Preparing for and Managing DEA Inspections (Part 1)

FDA Law

Recent Department of Justice (“DOJ”) press releases continue to show evidence of reported registrant civil settlements with the Government alleging recordkeeping and reporting deficiencies. Incomplete and inaccurate records currently subject registrants to civil monetary penalties of up to $15,691 per violation. 21 U.S.C. § 17, 2020.

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I Hear You Knockin’… Preparing for and Managing DEA Inspections (Part 1)

FDA Law

Recent Department of Justice (“DOJ”) press releases continue to show evidence of reported registrant civil settlements with the Government alleging recordkeeping and reporting deficiencies. Incomplete and inaccurate records currently subject registrants to civil monetary penalties of up to $15,691 per violation. 21 U.S.C. § 17, 2020.

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

GeriPal

For others, this piece, while painful to read, gave voice to what they have been feeling over the last decade – hospice has in some ways lost its way in a quest of promoting profit over care. If you are interested in signing the position statement “Core Roles and Responsibilities of Physicians in Hospice Care”, click here. Is it you, Ira?

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Gabapentinoids – Gabapentin and Pregabalin: Tasce Bongiovanni, Donovan Maust and Nisha Iyer

GeriPal

This long and sordid history of gabapentin and pregabalin is beautifully described in Seth Landefeld and Mike Steinman 2009 NEJM editorial. Eric: And we have Tasce Bongiovanni, who is an acute care trauma surgeon at UCSF and the San Francisco General Hospital. By 2015 that number increased to 4% of US adults. Annals of IM. Tasce: I do.

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

PEMBlog

Government. 2009 Nov;27(4):655-67, ix. 2009 Jun;21(3):196-202. This podcast episode hosted by Brad Sobolewski ( @PEMTweets ) and co-authored by Dennis Ren ( @DennisRenMD ) is all about age-appropriate non pharmacologic management strategies for agitated children. Coburn VA, Mycyk MB. Physical and chemical restraints.