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Fellowship Training Enhances Physician-Led Laser Dermatology Care

Physician's Weekly

They performed an online search and telephone survey in September 2024 to identify board-certified dermatologists who completed an American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) Cosmetics and Lasers Fellowship.

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Letitia Bridges, MD, MBA, appointed to chief quality officer at The Permanente Federation

Permanente Medicine

As chief quality officer at The Permanente Federation, Dr. Bridges oversees coordination of national clinical quality care programs across Kaiser Permanente for its 12.6 The Federation is the national leadership and consulting organization for Permanente Medical Groups and their more than 25,000 physicians. million members.

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Orthopedic Pain Management: When to Skip the Specialist

Priority Physicians

Maybe they think it’s time to consult an orthopedic surgeon for immediate joint replacement. An MRI augments and adds confidence to our clinical diagnosis. By conducting a thorough exam at our offices, we provide peace of mind and save patients money (and radiation exposure). Is an MRI Always Needed? Reach out today.

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Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Christine Twining, MD, Chair, ABIM Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Board The Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Board , which meets twice a year and is responsible for oversight of policy and assessment in the specialty, held its spring meeting on April 1, 2025. Visit the ABIM Blog for reports of prior meetings.

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RCT of Palliative Care for Heart Failure and Lung Disease: David Bekelman and Lyndsay DeGroot

GeriPal

MOC points per podcast in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. And not just statistically significant, but clinically meaningful. Lyndsay: I think a couple of reasons. Eric: How about you, David?

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Implementing Palliative Care in Nursing Homes: A Podcast wtih Connie Cole, Kathleen Unroe, and Cari Levy

GeriPal

JAGS 2024 Nursing Home Palliative Care Referral Process, Barriers, and Proposed Solutions: A Qualitative Study. And so we do have consultants who come in the building. And usually it’s simply for a consultation. So they were a lot of preoccupied with other tasks, but clinical gestalt. Kathleen 20:36 Right.

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Substance Use Disorder in Aging and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Jessica Merlin, Devon Check

GeriPal

In particular, we talk about Katie’s and Jesica’s paper in NEJM titled “ Juggling Two Full-Time Jobs — Methadone Clinic Engagement and Cancer Care ,” which described the difficulty in managing cancer pain and methadone for opioid use disorder. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. Should they?

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