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Association of Tobacco Assessment and Cessation Assistance with Social Determinants of Health Risk in Primary Care [Smoking cessation]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Several studies have documented that individuals with greater social determinants of health risks (SDOH) are more likely to use tobacco. What is not known is if provision of tobacco cessation assistance is equally likely for individuals with different levels of SDOH risk. Referral to counseling (7.5%

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Combating Food Insecurity in Minnesota

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

The Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) adopted a resolution (policy guidance) in 2024 related to addressing food insecurity in Minnesota. An excerpt follows: 2024-04. Park Nicollet Health Services combines nutrition education with SNAP referrals.

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Get the 4-1-1 on your 1099s: 5th and 7th Circuits Permit Paying Volume-Based Compensation to Independent Sales Agents

FDA Law Blog

The Court explained that the unsigned prescriptions sent to physicians are best understood as proposals for care, not as referrals. 2024) , which affirmed Marchettis conviction for receiving illegal kickbacks but determined that most of his actions did not violate the AKS. In contrast to its decision in United States v. Polin , 194 F.3d

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EMS Intervention to Reduce Falls: Carmen Quatman and Katie Quatman-Yates

GeriPal

ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. All of these are factors that are on the individual level. So one of the big pieces of this is that idea of a referral at a second time when they’re less overwhelmed and stressed to figure out what happened. For any MOC questions, please email moc@ucsf.edu.

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Hematology Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

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.

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Implementing Palliative Care in Nursing Homes: A Podcast wtih Connie Cole, Kathleen Unroe, and Cari Levy

GeriPal

So, how can we improve palliative care for individuals in nursing homes? The obstacles hindering referrals to palliative care services. We also take a dive into these 2 articles that Connie first authored: Palliative care in nursing homes: A qualitative study on referral criteria and implications for research and practice.

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

GeriPal

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.

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