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Pain-Related Medication in Adults with Intellectual Disability: a systematic review [Pain management]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective: To synthesize literature on pain-related medication in adults with ID and examine how it relates to MLTCs and polypharmacy and explore the views of adults with ID, caregivers and healthcare providers on pain medication use. Measures: Varied by study design; self/carer-report or electronic health records (EHR).

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Resident Voices: Key Findings from Journal Club Surveys [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

The new format paired each resident with one focal research faculty and one focal faculty advisor, and enabled them to select articles that align with their individual interests. Additionally, residents were provided with a detailed rubric outlining specific metrics on which their presentations would be evaluated.

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“The physician–patient encounter is health care’s choke point” -NEJM

A Country Doctor Writes

Six years ago, I wrote the essay below about an article I read in the New England Journal of Medicine. We provide many more services over the phone and virtually and we have a whole division for preventative care. Its basic argument was that it isn’t sustainable to only see patients one by one in traditional doctor visits.

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ICU telemedicine programs bring essential critical care to community hospitals

Sound Physicians

Increasingly a valuable option for rural hospitals, tele-ICU provides access to higher acuity care and support to emergency and hospital medicine clinicians who are called to the ICU. Posted in Critical Care Share Article Subscribe to the Sound Physicians Blog A trusted source for todays healthcare needs.

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Is my Software a Medical Device? Use the Digital Health Policy Navigator

FDA Law Blog

While the methodology for determining if your product is a medical device has not changed, FDA’s Digital Health Policy Navigator (“Navigator”) provides a convenient and efficient framework for developers to assess software functions. Step 4: Is the software function intended to serve as electronic patient records?

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New Draft Guidance Provides Detailed (and Burdensome) Recommendations for Chemical Assessments to Support Medical Device Biocompatibility

FDA Law Blog

The draft guidance provides recommendations for collection and reporting of chemical characterization data and discusses the topics of information gathering, test article extraction, chemical analysis, and data reporting. FDA is extending the comment period on the notice published September 20, 2024 ( 89 FR 77162 ).

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Episode 354: Antiracism in Medicine – Episode 25 – Live from SGIM 2024: Best of Antiracism Research at the Society of General Internal Medicine’s 2024 Annual Meeting

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Interconception Care for Primary Care Providers: Consensus Recommendations on Preconception and Postpartum Management of Reproductive-Age Patients With Medical Comorbidities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health , 20 (13), Article 13. References Ogunwole, S. Zakaria, S., Vaught, A. Toth-Manikowski, S.