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A Comprehensive Approach to the Opioid Crisis in Caldwell County, North Carolina [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Annals of Family Medicine

County governments are struggling to manage the opioid crisis. this program, renamed New RESTART, created a project coordinator, appointed by County Manager, in addition to a person in recovery (peer support specialist) and pre-hospital medicine paramedic to lead a multi-disciplinary team to respond to each 911 call.

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Geriatric Medicine Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

He emphasized ABIM’s focus on patient-centered standards and promoting high-quality care, as well as ABIM’s commitment to ensuring a diverse governance that reflects the physician and patient population. Community Practice in ABIM Governance* Erica N. Above all, they noted the value of evolving definitions and remaining inclusive.

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Rheumatology Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Community Practice in ABIM Governance* Dr. Johnson led a discussion with the Rheumatology Board on community practice in rheumatology to create a more inclusive understanding of its role and scope. Dave suggested contacting physicians who participated in the ACR Convergence Knowledge Bowl as well.

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Podcast: AI, innovation, and value-based care in medicine

Permanente Medicine

I was at an ophthalmology appointment a while back and I was checking in and there was a receptionist, her name was Rosie. I know for a fact that the government or legislators looked to us in Permanente. And it’s this idea of your doctor, your health care organization is thinking about you all the time, 7 by 24.

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PC for People Experiencing Homelessness: Naheed Dosani

GeriPal

And this is really traumatic event for his street family and the street community that he knew. And so the attitude isn’t like, you know, oh, like they missed an appointment, like, okay, like this is so annoying. Government is not the 51st state. He had overdosed due to a combination of alcohol and street drugs.

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Demystifying the Role of HHS and ASPE in Guiding Federal Aging Policy and Priorities with Dr. Tisamarie Sherry

GeriPal

On today today’s podcast, we are joined by guest host and UCSF geriatrician Ashwin Kotwal as we welcome Dr. Tisamarie Sherry (Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Behavioral Health, Disability, and Aging Policy (BHDAP) , appointed by the Biden administration). We talk about: . difficile infections.

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A Bold Goal: Reshoring 25% of Small Molecule API to the U.S. in 5 Years – APIIC’s Report to The White House

FDA Law

Louis, Missouri, APIIC convened a working group of 15 experts in an event titled “Pathway to Build Supply Chain Resilience for Critical Drugs.” Industry should leverage existing technologies while furthering research and development of innovative and disruptive technologies, in partnership with academia and government.