PEMBlog

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a complex and progressive disease requiring highly specialized care, especially in emergency situations. The condition affects multiple organ systems—muscular, cardiac, and respiratory—leading to a myriad of clinical complications. Below are key considerations based on current best practices.

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FDA Law Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Since the first issuance of FDA’s guidance Use of International Standard ISO 10993-1, “Biological evaluation of medical devices – Part 1: Evaluation and testing within a risk management process” in 2016, sponsors submitting premarket submissions to FDA have had the option of using these techniques to evaluate certain biocompatibility endpoints.

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Medical Xpress

JUNE 16, 2025

The goal is to support clinical trials and bring in another $50 million in private investment to help ibogaine win approval from the U.S. A 2024 study published in the journal Nature Medicine found that military veterans with brain injuries saw major mental and physical improvements after just one ibogaine session.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

“It’s also often the family member or the person helping to manage them.” The number of nurse practitioners specializing in geriatrics has more than tripled since 2010, increasing the availability of care to the current population of seniors, a recent study in JAMA Network Open found.

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ABIM

JUNE 4, 2025

Representatives from the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE), the Association of Program Directors in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (APDEM) and the Endocrine Society joined for a portion of the meeting*. See the discussion on the Special Consideration IMG (International Medical Graduates) Pilot Pathway below.)

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ABIM

JUNE 11, 2025

In 2024, 75% of infectious disease physicians who chose an assessment opted for the LKA over the traditional, 10-year MOC exam. Some members of the Specialty Board were interested in the LKA experience, participant survey results—particularly responses about fairness—and how LKA performance data might reflect on clinical outcomes.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 25, 2024

ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. David: Similarly informed by my clinical experience, really, actually, beginning in residency when I took care of a lot of sick folks in the hospital, particularly those with cancer and heart and lung diseases like these. Transcript Eric: Welcome to the GeriPal podcast.

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GeriPal

JULY 11, 2024

ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. And, you know, I just thought it was a really special song. Can you come and be in our clinic once a week? It used to also be a social worker and myself who would actually go to clinic and spend some time up there. And so I thought it was appropriate.

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PEMBlog

JANUARY 16, 2025

Well dive into the clinical presentations, including acute and chronic symptoms, the dangers of sudden sniffing death, and the specific risks associated with nitrites, hydrocarbons, and nitrous oxide. Formulate effective strategies for identifying, managing, and preventing inhalant misuse in pediatric patients. Ganetsky M (ed).

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FDA Law Blog

APRIL 8, 2024

In its report, Drug Shortages: Root Causes and Potential Solutions, FDA explains that the equipment needed to produce sterile injectables is highly specialized and expensive, meaning that in a shortage situation, production capacity cannot be substantially increased without taking the time and expense of procuring and qualifying new equipment.

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PEMBlog

MARCH 27, 2024

This episode will help you better prepare for and manage children with inborn errors of metabolism in the Emergency Department. My special guest podcaster, Emily Groopman, is an actual Pediatric Geneticist in training and we hope that you will find this episode useful. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan-.

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GeriPal

JUNE 13, 2024

ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. Alex 00:20 Today we’re delighted and honored to welcome Eduardo Bruera, who is one of the biggest symptom management gurus, if not the biggest symptom management guru in palliative medicine. For any MOC questions, please email moc@ucsf.edu.

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GeriPal

JUNE 5, 2025

Despite these substantial needs, specialized palliative care beyond hospice is rare in nursing homes. How to think about primary and specialized palliative care in this setting. JAGS 2024 Nursing Home Palliative Care Referral Process, Barriers, and Proposed Solutions: A Qualitative Study. Cognitive impairment. Go ahead, Alex.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. Anne: Well, speaking of your kids, a very special, sometimes listener, chimed in named Ren Smith. Alex: And, it means pain management. Anne: Which episode of the GeriPal podcast has most significantly changed your clinical practice? Alex: Okay.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Hospital Chaplains, Spirituality, and Pain Management: A Qualitative Study. Pain Manag Nurs. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. Naomi: Well, I have a special place of not being a doctor within this great group of people. 2023 Dec 20:S1524-9042(23)00202-3. doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2023.11.004.

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GeriPal

APRIL 6, 2023

Alex Practice-PC Program Information: UCSF’s Practice-PC program is now accepting applications for the 2023-2024 year. We welcome all professions, including but not limited to physicians, chaplains, social workers, nurses, nurse practitioners, case managers, administrators, and pharmacists. This is Eric Widera.

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GeriPal

MARCH 20, 2025

I was part of a writing group that wrote clinical guidelines for VSET for voluntarily stopping eating and drinking. And we’ll say that we will link to an article that Hope and Thaddeus and others, I think Tim Quill was on there, wrote in journal, Pain and symptom Management, I think it was. Why did you write this paper?

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GeriPal

JULY 25, 2024

ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. Eric 00:13 And Alex, we have a super special today, three different articles. Alex 00:18 Prognosis, super special today. Eric 04:39 Yeah, I see it used on inpatient, side on consult clinics in hospices. For any MOC questions, please email moc@ucsf.edu.

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GeriPal

MARCH 27, 2025

Summary Transcript CME Summary A pragmatic trial evaluates the effectiveness of a treatment or intervention in real-world clinical practice. And interesting enough, this is a really fascinating study that just got published in JAMA I M in December of 2024. We did it by the clinic level. Alex 03:54 Very generous. Is that right?

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GeriPal

AUGUST 1, 2024

ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. But at any age, like, as Emily said, it is so important to pay attention to nutrition and healthy eating because it’s not just about, oh, chronic disease prevention or even treatment and management. Eric 18:14 Elizabeth, how do you bring it up in your clinic?

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This model will give participating programs a per-member-per-month payment to offer care management, care coordination, and other services such as caregiver training, disease education, and respite. I didn’t know how to manage it. He created fee for service, special fee for depression. This is Eric Widera.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

That’s focused on older adults who are too frail to get into clinic. In that clinical experience, we saw a lot of older adults who would develop acute illness, often exacerbations of their chronic conditions. We relied on our clinical experience as geriatricians, that home-based primary care experience. Bruce: Sure.

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PEMBlog

MAY 9, 2024

Updated 2024 Jan 19]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan-. 2024 Feb 11:S0196-0644(24)00017-9. So what’s the evaluation and management for simple febrile seizures? How do we evaluate and manage them? Febrile Seizure. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Ann Emerg Med. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2024.01.007.

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