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Implementation and Uptake of the Virginia Mental Health Access Program [Child and adolescent health]

Annals of Family Medicine

The Virginia Mental Health Access Program (VMAP) is a statewide initiative that helps health care providers take better care of children and adolescents with mental health conditions through provider education and increasing access to child psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and care navigators. Results: 20.2%

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9 Technologies That Will Shape The Future Of Dentistry

The Medical Futurist

How about having a teledentist consultation? Smart toothbrush While AI helps dental professionals provide better treatments, smart toothbrushes enable all of us to take better care of our teeth. In comparison, the first VR-recorded surgery was performed at the Royal London Hospital in 2016.

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Episode 384: Antiracism in Medicine – Episode 26 – Racial and Gender Health Disparities in Youth Suicide: Part 1

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Additionally, he consults with federal agencies on mental health system design and practices. Dr.  There are a growing number of Child Psychiatric Access Programs, including one in Massachusetts, which provide quick access to psychiatric consultation and facilitates referrals for accessing ongoing behavioral health care.

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New Draft Guidance Provides Detailed (and Burdensome) Recommendations for Chemical Assessments to Support Medical Device Biocompatibility

FDA Law Blog

Since the first issuance of FDA’s guidance Use of International Standard ISO 10993-1, “Biological evaluation of medical devices – Part 1: Evaluation and testing within a risk management process” in 2016, sponsors submitting premarket submissions to FDA have had the option of using these techniques to evaluate certain biocompatibility endpoints.

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From Surgeries To Keeping Company: The Place Of Robots In Healthcare

The Medical Futurist

We have seen a number of examples, Canada experimenting with robot-comrades since the 2016 introduction of Ludwig , and some elderly care facilities in Ireland introducing Stevie to their residents. Nanorobots swimming in blood In 2016, we released an article dedicated to nanotechnology in medicine.

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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

Additionally, he consults with federal agencies on mental health system design and practices. Dr.  The episode also explores how digital tools can help youth manage their mental health, while also noting the need for culturally relevant care providers. 2016 Mar;67(3):324-31. Psychiatr Serv. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201500104.

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PC Trials at State of Science: Tom LeBlanc, Kate Courtright, & Corita Grudzen

GeriPal

Kate: The problem is we communicate late, we share prognosis late, we elicit goals and values late, so all the time while they’re in the ICU getting prolonged intensive care, we don’t really know that we’re providing goal concordant care, so we wanted to nudge it a little upstream. Eric: Nudge it. Kate: Nudge it.