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Associations between tapering or discontinuing opioids and subsequent pain-related primary care visits [Pain management]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective: To evaluate the associations between opioid dose tapers with continued opioid use and opioid tapers with discontinuation, and subsequent pain-related utilization primary care visits, ED encounters, and hospitalizations. 1.31) and hospitalizations (aIRR 0.74, 95% CI: 0.54-1.02). Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.

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Predictors of exposure to high-priority drug-drug interactions among non-elderly adults in Quebec, Canada [Prescribing and pharmacotherapeutics]

Annals of Family Medicine

Drug reimbursement claims were used to identify periods of overlapping exposure to 2 or more prescription drugs between April 1, 2015 and March 31, 2016. Study design and Analysis: Retrospective cohort study using provincial administrative health databases. DDI were identified using the list of high-priority DDI of the U.S.

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An Additional Physician from Leading Sarasota Cardiology Practice to Now Offer the Hybrid Choice™ Concierge Program from Concierge Choice Physicians

Concierge Choice Physicians

Evan Caruso obtained his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his Internal Medicine training at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital from 2015-2018 accompanied by a focus in Medical Education. For more information, please visit www.ccpmd.com.

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Introduction to Infection Prevention with Crystal Heishman

Louisville Lectures

Watch on YouTube Listen as a Podcast Watch more lectures about Internal Medicine Crystal Heishman Mba, msn, rn, onc, cic, fapic Crystal Heishman is the Director of Infection Prevention & Control at UofL Health: Jewish Hospital and Heart Hospital. Disclaimers ©2015 LouisvilleLectures.org

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Introduction to Antimicrobial Stewardship with Audry Hawkins and Sarah Moore

Louisville Lectures

Disclaimers ©2015 LouisvilleLectures.org For more information, see our citation page.

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Acute Kidney Injury with Dr. Lina Mackelaite

Louisville Lectures

She is one of the teaching faculty for the renal elective rotation which includes the transplant center at Jewish Hospital. Disclaimers ©2015 LouisvilleLectures.org Some items in this lecture may have come from the lecturer’s personal academic files or have been cited in-line or at the end of the lecture.

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Ebola with Dr. Mark Burns

Louisville Lectures

Burns attended the University of Louisville for Medical School, completed his residency at the University of Louisville Hospital, and his fellowship at the University of Louisville. Disclaimers ©2015 LouisvilleLectures.org Learn more here. For more information, see our citation page.