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The utilization patterns and impact of the Stanford Chronic Pain Self-Management Program in Eastern Ontario, Canada [Pain management]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context Healthcare providers often struggle to treat patients with chronic pain. Anyone suffering from pain could register for the program without needing a referral or formal diagnosis from a health care practitioner. The number of participants peaked in 2018 and remained stable thereafter.

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EMS Intervention to Reduce Falls: Carmen Quatman and Katie Quatman-Yates

GeriPal

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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Should We Shift from Advance Care Planning to Serious Illness Communication?

GeriPal

And I’m worried about all of us as healthcare workers, but particularly… And when I say particularly those in the hospital, because they are just tired. If they had a healthcare agent, then this would be better, right? Get the hospice referral. They’re looking at difficult outcomes, utilization outcomes, right?

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