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The Impact of a Health Professions Education Program on Concussion Management: A Multi-Methods Study of ECHO Concussion [Neurologic illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

The ECHO (Extensions for Community Healthcare Outcomes) model is an ideal platform for dissemination of best practice guidelines and standards of care in common, complex, acute and chronic conditions. Results From November 2019 to June 2024, 636 clinicians attended ECHO Concussion sessions. 11 (9%) participated in FGDs.

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Pharmacists in Florida (and Elsewhere): Waive Prescribing Red Flags at Your Peril

FDA Law

50,372 , 50,377 (June 13, 2024). It also requires upon recognizing any one of these that “the pharmacist shall take appropriate steps to avoid or resolve the potential problems which shall, if necessary, include consultation with the prescriber.” Coconut Grove Pharmacy; Decision and Order, 89 Fed. 823(g)(1). at § 64B16-27.810(2).

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Nurse Practitioners Critical in Treating Older Adults as Ranks of Geriatricians Shrink

Physician's Weekly

On a gloomy Friday in January, Johnson, a nurse practitioner who treats older adults, had a hospice consult with Ellen, a patient in her 90s in declining health. According to a 2024 survey , of the roughly 431,000 licensed nurse practitioners, 15% are, like Johnson, certified to treat older adults. “Hello. How are you feeling?”

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

GeriPal

ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. So, the docs actually wrote orders for tests, medications, consults. And I think, probably, for a lot of specialty palliative care teams, it’s a lot of focus on getting the physician to see the consult. For any MOC questions, please email moc@ucsf.edu.

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Optimizing Nutrition in Aging: A Podcast with Anna Pleet, Elizabeth Eckstrom, and Emily Johnston

GeriPal

ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. So it’s like we’ve all this evidence for the prevention of x, y and z chronic condition because that’s easier to kind of deal with. Subscribers will claim MOC credit by completing an evaluation with self-reflection questions.

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