Common Sense Family Doctor

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

A 2024 analysis projected that by 2040 a shortage of 58,000 primary care clinicians (including nurse practitioners and physician assistants) will occur. hours per day, with more than one-half of that time (14.1 hours) allocated to preventive care.

Primary Care 52

Primary Care Family Physician Preventative Care Preventive Care 52

Barton Associates

JUNE 2, 2025

While nurse practitioners (NPs) and physicians have benefited from interstate medical licensure compacts that make it easy to get licensed in a new state, physician assistants (PAs) haven’t been so lucky—until now. When did the PA compact go into effect?

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Nurse Practitioner Complication IT 52

ABIM

JUNE 24, 2025

In 2024, 78% of hematologists who were due for an assessment and chose to enroll in one chose the LKA over the traditional, 10-year MOC exam, which is on par with the average across specialties. ASH also now allows advanced practitioners to become active members, including the ability to qualify for committee and leadership roles.

Board-Certified 40

Board-Certified Board-Certified Physicians Government Community 40

GeriPal

JANUARY 25, 2024

ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. And so, for me, I actually think there’s a lot of nurses that would be really excited about this kind of training, and saying, “This is a way I can use my full nursing skillset, my full license. For any MOC questions, please email moc@ucsf.edu.

Patient-Centered 123

Patient-Centered IT Illness Patients 123

GeriPal

JUNE 5, 2025

Despite these substantial needs, specialized palliative care beyond hospice is rare in nursing homes. Furthermore, only about half of nursing home residents nearing the end of life receive hospice care. So, how can we improve palliative care for individuals in nursing homes? Like, what does that part look like?

Nurse Practitioner 78

Nurse Practitioner Referral Consulting Board-Certified 78

GeriPal

JANUARY 16, 2025

These individuals may become unrepresented, meaning they lack the capacity to make a specific medical decision, do not have an advance directive for that decision, and do not have a surrogate to help. How should we care for unrepresented individuals in inpatient and outpatient settings? He died in 2024. Joe 01:59 Ann Arbor.

Patient-Centered 110

Patient-Centered IT Patients Healthcare 110

GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

We start off the conversation by talking about whether patients with cancer and cancer pain are really that different, and their paper that was just published on January 11 th in JAMA Oncology showing that substance use disorder is not uncommon in individuals with cancer. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024.

Illness 137

Illness Patient-Centered Screening Clinic 137