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On a Mission: A Nurse’s Quest to Identify Hereditary Cancer Risk in All Patients

Myriad Genetics

Enhancing Hereditary Cancer Screening at NMC Every day, every patient. Albans, Vermont can be screened for hereditary cancer risk if needed. Understanding Hereditary Cancer Risk That’s why she started a screening program at NMC. The screening program has had enormous success. She doesn’t hear “no” too often.

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Starting Private Practice (Free Book)

Pamela Wible MD

Beyond ideal clinics, I’ve helped health professionals launch all kinds of businesses—including coaching, consulting, and mentorship practices. Consulting means offering your expertise to others—often professionals or businesses. I served on the executive team of a hospital system for nearly two years as a physician consultant.

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What’s next for value-based care

Permanente Medicine

My articles would’ve gotten a lot longer, but not necessarily any better. Can you imagine if you change your financial consultant every two years and they based your performance of your portfolio based on that last year? Well, what would’ve happened? And unfortunately, fee for service medicine is quite similar to that.

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Should Palliative Care be in the Survivorship Business? A Podcast with Laura Petrillo, Laura Shoemaker

GeriPal

Several great articles about this. Eric 33:26 Doctors who are really good at thinking about preventative therapy, nutrition surveillance, cancer screening, working with the oncologist screening, but surveillance screening. Survivors of care. Alex 31:21 Great workforce issues. Tremendous workforce issues.

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Episode 275: Anti-Racism in Medicine Series – Episode 19 – Reframing the Opioid Epidemic: Anti-Racist Praxis, Racial Health Inequities, and Harm Reduction

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Screening for substance use and offering connections to treatment and community-based services are important strategies that clinicians can implement in their own practice today. Building Bridges Between Evidence and Policy in Mental Health Services Research: Introducing the Policy Review Article Type. Horvitz-Lennon, M., Jorgensen, S.,

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Signs and Symptoms of High and Low Blood Pressure

Imperial Center Family Medicine

This article explores common signs and symptoms, risk factors associated with blood pressure abnormalities, and when medical attention may be warranted. Contact us today at 919-873-4437 or online to schedule your initial hypertension consultation. What is Considered Normal Blood Pressure?

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More than the rule of 2s: All about Meckel Diverticulum

PEMBlog

The Meckel’s scan is the preferred diagnostic modality, and prompt surgical consultation may be necessary for symptomatic cases. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 26 Oct 2023) [link] Sagar J, Kumar V, Shah DK. References Dixon P & Nolan D. The Diagnosis of Meckel’s Diverticulum: A Continuing Challenge.