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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

to a three day workshop and also invited an expert on community based opioid treatment programs to moderate the program. County governments are struggling to manage the opioid crisis. County budgets are strained as a result. It cost, on average, $800 every time a County EMS truck responds to a 911 call in the United States.

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"CDOCS Came to the Rescue" - A CEREC Journey

CDOCS

<p>After working with both an Omnicam& and a Bluecam, Dr. Rubecca& Shahid& decided to make the leap and purchase a new Primescan& and register for CDOCS Fundamentals of CEREC Dentistry workshop.</p> & &quot;That's where CDOCS came to the rescue! </p>

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Rheumatology Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Finally, she noted several educational events in 2025, including the Division Directors Forum and the Rheumatology Research Workshop , May 19 – 20. Representatives from the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) joined for a portion of the meeting*. The following is a summary report of the spring meeting.

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Surgical Communication: A Podcast with Gretchen Schwarze, Justin Clapp and Alexis Colley

GeriPal

Often, the way surgeons communicate about these decisions doesn’t make things any easier for themselves or their patients. And, surgeons often spend the majority of their conversations with patients describing anatomical details and exactly how they plan to ‘fix it’ , with little discussion of what that ‘fix’ will do for a patient’s overall goals.

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Stepped Palliative Care: A Podcast with Jennifer Temel, Chris Jones, and Pallavi Kumar

GeriPal

Summary Transcript CME Summary If palliative care was a drug, one question we would want to know before prescribing it is what dose we should give. Give too little – it may not work. But before we jump into that topic, Jennifer, do you have a song request for Alex? Jennifer 01:20 I do have a song request for Alex. Saw them play a couple times.

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Anti-Asian Hate: Russell Jeung, Lingsheng Li, & Jessica Eng

GeriPal

We discuss: What is considered a hate incident, how is it tracked, what do we know about changes over time The wider impact of Anti-Asian hate on older Asians, who are afraid to go out, leading to anxiety, social isolation, loneliness, decreased exercise, missed appointments and medications. Jessica, welcome back to GeriPal.