Logansport Memorial Hospital

MARCH 4, 2024

Logansport Memorial Hospital is pleased to announce the opening of a new pain management center on April 1, 2024. Our team of providers utilizes an interdisciplinary model of care, including physical therapy, neurology, primary care, medical imaging, and other areas to address patient well-being from multiple perspectives.

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Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) adopted a resolution (policy guidance) in 2024 related to addressing food insecurity in Minnesota. An excerpt follows: 2024-04. M Health Fairview’s Fair Table program ensures convenient access to food during medical appointments.

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Logansport Memorial Hospital

MARCH 24, 2025

An answer to prayers – I scheduled an appointment with Monica and following a CT scan and consult with Dr.True, he performed a debridement and placed a wound vac. This surgery occurred on September 3, 2024. Erica immediately recommended (and assisted in setting up) a consultation with Monica Davis, NP at LMH Wound Care.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

DECEMBER 27, 2024

These days, most adults need to wait several months for a new patient appointment with a family doctor, if they can get one at all. This isn't only because too few medical students are choosing primary care residency programs ; it also reflects generalist physicians leaving practice prematurely due to burnout.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

MARCH 14, 2025

Simon, MD, MPH , is Boston’s inaugural Chief Behavioral Health Officer, appointed by Mayor Michelle Wu. He They are often the first interface for patients experiencing mental health crises, not academic medical centers. Accessed 2024.  He is a physician-scientist, health policy expert, inspirational teacher, and a gifted writer.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

APRIL 24, 2025

Simon, MD, MPH , is Boston’s inaugural Chief Behavioral Health Officer, appointed by Mayor Michelle Wu. He Bridging Gaps in Follow-up Appointments After Hospitalization and Youth Suicide: Mental Health Care Disparities Matter. Accessed 2024. 2023 Apr;21(2):166-7. Brent DA, Goldstein TR, Benton TD. JAMA Netw Open. 2020.13100 6.

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Family Physicians of Greeley

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

By addressing these factors through lifestyle changes, medication adjustments, or other interventions, individuals can take proactive steps to protect their vision. Promoting Awareness and Compliance:** Regular appointments for diabetic retina exams foster a sense of awareness and responsibility among individuals managing diabetes.

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ABIM

JUNE 12, 2025

McDonald shared more about a pilot model announced last year that would create a pathway for exceptionally qualified international medical graduates (IMGs) successfully completing ACGME-accredited subspecialty fellowship to become Board eligible in Internal Medicine and subspecialties. Community Practice in ABIM Governance* Erica N.

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Physician's Practice

JUNE 16, 2025

This April 2024 article by Neil Baum, MD , on being an on-time physician gives this tip: Instruct new patients to arrive 20-30 minutes before their appointment to fill out paperwork or complete the paperwork online if your website provides the forms for patient demographics and a health care questionnaire.

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ABIM

APRIL 24, 2025

Chrostowski, DNP, APR-N, ANP-C , asked whether ABIM will offer continuing medical education (CME) credits through the LKA. Thousands of activities are eligible for both MOC and CME via a collaboration with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education at cmepassport.org. Jerome Clauser, Ed.D.,

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GeriPal

JANUARY 23, 2025

Summary Transcript CME Summary Its another deprescribing super special on today’s GeriPal Podcast, where we delve into the latest research on deprescribing medications prescribed to older adults. Today, we explore four fascinating studies highlighting innovative approaches to reducing medication use and improving patient outcomes.

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ABIM

JUNE 11, 2025

This is now being reviewed by the American Board of Medical Specialties, which oversees ABIM. In 2024, 75% of infectious disease physicians who chose an assessment opted for the LKA over the traditional, 10-year MOC exam. Community Practice in ABIM Governance* Erica N.

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ABIM

MAY 30, 2025

Lieske, MD , raised concerns about how new government policies may affect international medical graduates and health equity work at ABIM. One notable trend was a higher representation of international medical graduates and osteopathic physicians in the specialty. Rodriguez, MD , Chair of the Nephrology Board, and John C.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 16, 2025

These individuals may become unrepresented, meaning they lack the capacity to make a specific medical decision, do not have an advance directive for that decision, and do not have a surrogate to help. We’re going to be talking about the American Geriatric Society position statement on making medical treatment decisions.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 25, 2024

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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FDA Law Blog

JUNE 14, 2023

By Philip Won & Véronique Li, Senior Medical Device Regulation Expert — “Total Product Life Cycle Advisory Program or TAP pilot — the most exciting thing in MDUFA V. Also, it is unclear which office within CDRH appoints the TAP Advisor, e.g., center-level, OPEQ-level, or division-level.

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GeriPal

APRIL 4, 2024

Bernie Lo discloses being an Honorarium Recipient and consultant for Takeda starting on 01/23/2024. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. And the classic case that we often hear of is the poor old person who got a whole lot of medical treatment they wouldn’t have wanted an ICU flog.

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Somebody shouts at my front Desk staff because they’re pissed off about their appointment time. I said, you know, I don’t usually start my appointments in laughter. And I think that’s why by the end of the appointment, we were able to go to equally deep places that were pretty dark and pretty heavy together.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

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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GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

Lastly, we discuss Katie’s paper on substance use disorder in an aging population and how one can incorporate the 5 Ms (ie, matters most, medications, mind, mobility, and multicomplexity) into a framework for age-friendly care for older adults with substance use disorder. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024.

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New South Family Medicine and MedSpa

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Providers at New South Family Medicine and MedSpa can address the patient's deeper needs, rather than trying to rush through a hectic day full of too-brief appointments. You can continue to use your insurance for medications and for labs as well. Instead, they establish a direct patient-provider relationship, for a flat fee.

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GeriPal

APRIL 18, 2024

And I wonder, now, was this 2024 version sort of a redo? Then, it was like, well, it does as well as, and now, better than humans passing the medical boards, passing the law boards, doing great on the SAT, all that stuff. And the first one was with Zeke Emanuel. Bob: Yeah, but you can imagine- Alex: I wish, but I worry I will not.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

That’s a lot of appointments that we have to account for over time. This 2024 is the year of AI. And it’s a lot easier to calculate prognosis likely from, you know, the labs and the medical record than it is to, like, get patients to stomp onto a survey about quality of life. Back at that capacity question, right?

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Or, to phrase the question for 2024, Can AI do better? We are delighted to welcome back returning guest Jenny Blumenthal-Barb y , who’s a philosopher and bioethicist and associate director of the center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at the Baylor College of Medicine. Can we do better? Alex 01:13 We ve got a full house.

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FDA Law Blog

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Some insights come from an op-ed Kennedy wrote in the Wall Street Journal on September 5, 2024, setting forth some of his plans for a healthier America. Contribution of vaccination to improved survival and health: modelling 50 years of the Expanded Programme on Immunization , Lancet 2024; 403: 2307-16. Andrew J Shattock et al.,

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