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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 5: Management of the child with mental health problems who is boarded in the ED

PEMBlog

This episode is a co-production of the Emergency Medical Services for Children Innovation and Improvement Center whose mission is to minimize morbidity and mortality of acutely ill and injured children across the emergency continuum. Government. 2019 Jul 22;20(5):690-695. Pediatrics March 2023; 151 (3): e2022057383.

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 3: Pharmacologic management of agitated children

PEMBlog

When we think of managing agitated patients we think of medicines – but that shouldn’t be our first option. Government. 2019 Mar;20(2):409-418. Epub 2019 Feb 19. 2019 May;20(3):537. 2019 Jul;20(4):688-689. West J Emerg Med. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2019.1.41344. 2019.1.41344. Erratum in: West J Emerg Med.

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Second Circuit Agrees that Copay Assistance Programs May Violate the Anti-Kickback Statute

FDA Law Blog

Recognizing that this out-of-pocket cost still represents a significant financial barrier for many patients, Pfizer proposed a Direct Copay Assistance Program for Medicare Part D beneficiaries using tafamidis. On June 27, 2019, Pfizer sought an OIG advisory opinion to ensure that its proposal would not run afoul of federal law.

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 1: Differentiating organic versus psychiatric causes of agitation and altered mental status

PEMBlog

Furthermore, the connection between physical and functional symptoms is inextricably linked in many patients. Government. Diagnostic yield of head CT in pediatric emergency department patients with acute psychosis or hallucinations. Pediatr Radiol 2019; 49:240. 2019 Mar;20(2):409-418. Epub 2019 Feb 19.

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

GeriPal

I’m very proud of the work that we do every day and we take care of patients and families no matter where they live or who they are to help them meet their end of life goals. I am passionately against bad care and there is a lot of bad hospice care that preys on highly vulnerable patients and is unnecessary. Eric: Great.

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The importance of social connection: Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Thomas Cudjoe, & Carla Perissinotto

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary Social connections impact our health in profound ways, whether it is the support we receive from family and friends in navigating serious illness, the joy from shared social activities, or connecting with our community. But, should we as clinicians care about the social lives of our patients?

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Book Review: Booster Shots by Dr. Adam Ratner

Common Sense Family Doctor

In two decades of practicing family medicine, I've never seen a patient with measles. Oh, and the CDC's National Immunization Survey has been canceled by the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, even if the Epidemic Intelligence Service seems to have received a temporary reprieve.) this is it. over the past 30 years.