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Geriatric Medicine Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Ruiz, MD, Chair, ABIM Geriatric Medicine Board The Geriatric Medicine Board , which meets twice a year and is responsible for oversight of policy and assessment in the specialty, held its spring meeting on March 28, 2025. ABIM and the Geriatric Medicine Board gratefully acknowledge the service of Jorge G.

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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 She is also a member of the board of directors for The Southeast Permanente Medical Group and Hawaii Permanente Medical Group. million members.

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Rheumatology Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Salahuddin Kazi, MD, Chair, Rheumatology Board The Rheumatology Board , which meets twice a year and is responsible for oversight of policy and assessment in the specialty, held its spring meeting on March 11, 2025. ABIM and the Rheumatology Board gratefully acknowledge the service of Susan K.

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Orthopedic Pain Management: When to Skip the Specialist

Priority Physicians

But if you’re a patient of a direct primary care (DPC) practice , you don’t need to guess about orthopedic pain management. Unfortunately, traditional care doctors often resort to the two easiest options for patients with joint or back pain: They send the patient for imaging or refer them to a specialist.

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Infectious Disease Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Erin Bonura, MD, Chair, ABIM Infectious Disease Board The Infectious Disease Board , which meets twice a year and is responsible for oversight of ABIM policy and assessment in the specialty, held its spring meeting on March 25, 2025. JD , whose terms on the Specialty Board end June 30, 2025.

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Hematology Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Gertz, MD, MACP, Chair, ABIM Hematology Board The Hematology Board , which meets twice a year and is responsible for oversight of ABIM policy and assessment in the specialty, held its spring meeting on May 2, 2025. A representative from the American Society of Hematology (ASH) joined for a portion of the meeting*.

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

GeriPal

He also found gaps, including very few studies of patients with lung disease, and little impact of trials on quality of life. 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. Lyndsay: Yes.