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RSV: Recognizing RSV Symptoms in Adults

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Updated January 22, 2025 Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a common respiratory infection that can affect individuals of all ages, but it is particularly prevalent in young children and older adults. Coughing and Sneezing: Respiratory symptoms such as coughing and sneezing are common in all these illnesses.

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Deprescribing Super Special III: Constance Fung, Emily McDonald, Amy Linsky, and Michelle Odden

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Emily 06:11 Yeah, we definitely have a pill for every ill. Maybe even had come in with a complication. Emily 19:52 You know, some complication that might have even like, you know, kind of triggered that thought process about maybe it’s time for me to come off of the medication and just. Go ahead, Connie. Of the medication.

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What You Should Know About Radiation Oncology: Anish Butala, Emily Martin and Evie Kalmar

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So in my practice, I typically recommend multi fraction or higher dose regimens for patients who have extra osseous extension or complicated bone Metastases, which, you know, most of the data surrounding equivalency of pain relief is in this sort of uncomplicated bone metastasis population. For any MOC questions, please email moc@ucsf.edu.

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Music as Medicine: Jenny Chen, Tyler Jorgensen, & Theresa Allison

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Jenny Chen is a palliative care fellow at Yale who regularly sings for her seriously ill patients. Relationships are usually more complicated. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2025. Look for Jenny to potentially appear on the show Americas Got Talent (no lie). There are lots of people involved.

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RCT of PC in ED: Corita Grudzen, Fernanda Bellolio, & Tammie Quest

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I asked emergency medicine clinicians what they thought when a patient who is seriously ill and DNR comes to the ED, and some responded, (paraphrasing), what are they doing here? Most emergency providers wanted to do the right thing for seriously ill patients, but they didnt have the knowledge, skills, or experience to do it.

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Plenary Abstracts at AAHPM/HPNA: Yael Schenker, Na Ouyang, Marie Bakitas

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And so we worked closely with a community advisory group who, through focus groups, told us how it was that black and white individuals with serious illness had wanted to be treated. They wanted you to be respectful of their cultural beliefs and their, you know, faith beliefs that were driving their health and illness. Marie 11:03 Yes.

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Pragmatic Trial of ACP: Jennifer Wolff, Sydney Dy, Danny Scerpella, and Jasmine Santoyo-Olsson

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Alex 02:44 Still suffering from some illness from there, which is why I was sick and not in the office with Eric today. But the process of implementing this project across two big health systems in our area was very complicated and had its share of both challenges and rewards. Alex (singing) Alex 02:34 All right, this was a fun one.