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Rethinking Opioid Conversions: Mary Lynn McPherson and Drew Rosielle

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary. A patient is on morphine and you want to convert it to another opioid like hydromorphone (dilaudid). How do you do that? Do you do what I do, pull out a handy-dandy opioid equianalgesic table to give you a guide on how much to convert to? . which advocates for an updated, wait for it… equianalgesic table! . Drew: Yeah.

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Nurse Practitioners Critical in Treating Older Adults as Ranks of Geriatricians Shrink

Physician's Weekly

The Health Resources and Services Administration projects a 50% increase in demand for geriatricians from 2018 to 2030, when the entire baby boom generation will be older than 65. Their growth has bolstered primary care, and, like doctors, they can specialize in particular branches of medicine. ” In 27 states and Washington, D.C.,