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Assessment of Project ECHO(R) Opioid Use Disorder Sessions for Primary Care Teams [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

Intervention: 12 monthly online OUD sessions held from April 2023 to March 2024. 4 expert faculty members developed session curriculum: screening and diagnosis, using behavioral health/counseling, addressing harm reduction, among others. Population studied: PC teams (clinical and non-clinical roles).

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AMPLIFYâ„¢ Technology Enhances Prenatal Screening for 22q11.2 Microdeletion

Myriad Genetics

Typically, the way to diagnose 22q prenatally is through chorionic villus sampling or an amniocentesis. Less invasive options like prenatal cell-free DNA (cfDNA) screens can also be used to help identify the microdeletion. Thus, the value of using cfDNA screens for 22q has been marginal. Accessed February 22, 2024.

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Is DCIS Cancer or Not?

AMMD

The average age of a breast cancer diagnosis has statistically been around 65. Now, roughly 9% of breast cancer diagnoses are in women under age 45 with this percentage continually rising(1). In 2024, I had another scare. If you’ve recently received a DCIS diagnosis or know someone who has, what are your options?

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Parvo Podcast! Erythema Infectiosum, Fifth Disease, and more!

PEMBlog

Clinical Manifestations and Diagnosis of Parvovirus B19 Infection. It was discovered by accident back in 1975, so a little bit before I was born, and it was labeled B19 because of the sample number in a Hepatitis B screening panel. So how do we diagnose Parvovirus B19? Its a clinical diagnosis, especially in typical cases.

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Urinary Incontinence Revisited: George Kuchel & Alison Huang

GeriPal

ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. Do you screen for lower urinary tract symptoms, incontinence, and if so, how? It’s under recognized, under diagnosed, under treated, under discussed, understudied as a result. For any MOC questions, please email moc@ucsf.edu. Eric 08:05 Yeah.

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Sports Anchor Hannah Storm Shines Spotlight on the Importance of Genetic Testing 

Myriad Genetics

Storm was first diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) in January 2024 and underwent a lumpectomy shortly after. Her routine mammogram had detected something suspicious, prompting an ultrasound, which lead to a biopsy, which ultimately lead to her diagnosis. She is also a breast cancer survivor. What should you ask?

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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. So, among folks ever diagnosed with head and neck cancers, prevalence of substance use disorders was 9%. Jessie: Yes.

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