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What is going on with MAID in Canada? Bill Gardner, Leonie Herx, & Sonu Gaind

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A planned expansion of MAID to include people with mental illness was placed on hold until March 2024. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. And so now for March, 2024, the government still has said they’re planning to expand it for mental illness conditions. Eric: Thank you Bill.

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Allowing Patients to Die: Louise Aronson and Bill Andereck

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Louise 05:02 Yes, well, I don’t know about 2024, but in 2023, yes, it could happen. Eric 42:11 But how much of it is like Winston Churchill, like, democracy is the worst form of government. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. Would that really happen nowadays? It happened to my mother.

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The Promise and Pitfalls of AI in Medicine: Guest Bob Wachter

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And I wonder, now, was this 2024 version sort of a redo? Would you have that same pessimism that you had then today about these predictive algorithms and their ability to transform healthcare? And the first one was with Zeke Emanuel. Bob: Mostly, because I think that there are just a thousand different use cases for AI. Bob: Be well.

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Marijuana: Top Ten Reasons for Descheduling, Rescheduling or Not

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The regulated cannabis marketplace brings in billions of dollars in revenue into state and federal governments, with predictions that cannabis sales will exceed $53 billion by 2027. Letter 3: Top Ten Reasons for Descheduling Cannabis Altogether From: Democratic Senators Date: January 29, 2024 Twelve Democratic senators signed Letter 3.

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Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model: A Podcast with Malaz Boustani and Diane Ty

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Just to let you know, Eric, we have to give the credit to our federal government. So if you can share this early, January 30th, 2024, you can apply as two things, as an established program like us, UCLA, UCSF, or a new program. So if you are established program, the starting point is July 30th, 2024. This is Eric Widera.

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What is Death? Winston Chiong and Sean Aas

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ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. Winston Chiong and Sean Aas appeared first on A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Podcast for Every Healthcare Professional. Subscribers will claim MOC credit by completing an evaluation with self-reflection questions. The post What is Death?

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Senator Durbin Has Questions About FDA’s “Operational Capacity” to Oversee DTC Prescription Drug Advertising Amid Workforce Reductions – Don’t We All?

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Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report finding that, for the years 2016-2018, the pharmaceutical industry spent on average for a sample of 553 drug products approximately $6 billion annually on DTC advertisements, with a significant portion of this spending allocated to television commercials. In 2021, the U.S.