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How to manage GLP-1s in the hospital

Today's Hospitalist

Because many medications can cause weight gain, doctors should consider more weight-neutral alternatives. Medical societies and hospitals are weighing in on periprocedural concerns in patients taking GLP-1s who need procedures or surgeries. Key takeaways: Hospitalists will increasingly have to manage inpatients taking GLP-1s.

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Caring for the Unrepresented: A Podcast with Joe Dixon, Timothy Farrell, Yael Zweig

GeriPal

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. We’re going to be talking about the American Geriatric Society position statement on making medical treatment decisions.

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2024 Summer Pinecones E-Newsletter -- ADVOCACY News

Maine Academy of Family Physicians

Please consider getting involved here in Maine - the Maine Medical Association & the Maine Osteopathic Association have a joint Legislative Committee that meets weekly during the session (usually January - May). Family Physicians Relieved SCOTUS Preserves Patient-Physician Relationship The June 13 U.S. Get Involved!