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

Permanente Medicine

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

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PEMPix 2024 Online Case #4: Frozen Ever After

PEMBlog

Infantile Cortical Hyperostosis The child protection team and orthopedics were consulted due to concern for possible healing femur fracture. Infants whose mothers received regular prenatal care are unlikely to develop congenital syphilis as it is routinely screened for during pregnancy. Osteomyelitis D.

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Using technology to reclaim our time

Today's Hospitalist

By removing the need to constantly look at a screen or type notes, we can be more present and engaged, fostering stronger therapeutic relationships and improving patient satisfaction. Published May 13, 2024. Beyond time savings, ambient AI can enhance the quality of our patient interactions. Stanford Health Care. RAISE Health.

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New Draft Guidance Provides Detailed (and Burdensome) Recommendations for Chemical Assessments to Support Medical Device Biocompatibility

FDA Law

FDA is extending the comment period on the notice published September 20, 2024 ( 89 FR 77162 ). Submit either electronic or written comments on the draft guidance by December 19, 2024, to ensure that the Agency considers your comment on this draft guidance before it begins work on the final version of the guidance. *KP By Adrienne R.

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RCT of Default Inpatient PC Consults: Kate Courtright & Scott Halpern

GeriPal

This week, we talk about the other major palliative care trial of default palliative care consults for hospitalized older adults with COPD, kidney disease, or dementia, published in the same issue of JAMA. and consulting for Papa Health. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. laughter] Alex: Yeah.

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

GeriPal

After discussing screening options for substance use disorder, we go on to talk about both the treatments for it and the issues that arise. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. I mean, the simple answer is, yes, we should be screening people for substance use disorder. Katie: Yeah. So, I digress.

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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. If I remember correctly, I think the average was, people were screening positive for depression in this study. So, the docs actually wrote orders for tests, medications, consults. For any MOC questions, please email moc@ucsf.edu. David: Exactly. Lyndsay: Yeah.