Aspiring Minority Doctor

OCTOBER 23, 2021

If you've been following my blog since it's inception in 2013, then you already know how much of an inspiration Dr. Barbara Ross-Lee is to me. Hopefully one day I can give back and serve as an inspiration to someone just like many individuals such as Dr. Barbara Ross-Lee who provided inspiration and encouragement for me :)

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

JANUARY 18, 2021

Understand that collective action and a focus on community, rather than individualism, are most effective in combating racism and achieving health equity. One of the biggest barriers to health equity is the narrow focus on the individual and a failure to see health as a widespread community issue. Published December 2, 2020.

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The Motivated MD

OCTOBER 10, 2024

How, then, can any physician find the time to research individual companies and make educated decisions on which publicly traded businesses are undervalued? Instead of investing in individual stocks, why not buy all the most economically impactful stocks in a proportion that reflects an index of the market? We simply cannot.

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East Cary Family Physicians

OCTOBER 20, 2023

In this blog, we’ll explore the importance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, focusing on early detection, prevention, and the vital role of regular screenings in women’s healthcare. It’s crucial to recognize the prevalence of breast cancer to underscore the importance of awareness and education.

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ABIM

APRIL 24, 2025

Visit the ABIM Blog for reports of prior meetings. Chrostowski, DNP, APR-N, ANP-C , asked whether ABIM will offer continuing medical education (CME) credits through the LKA. Thousands of activities are eligible for both MOC and CME via a collaboration with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education at cmepassport.org.

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The Motivated MD

DECEMBER 18, 2024

I am using our weekly blog posts to create a future book that hopefully will apply to medical trainees and early career physicians looking to build generational wealth, get out of debt, and take control of their financial lives. Housing Aside from educational debt, housing is commonly the largest expense we will make in our lives.

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Aspiring Minority Doctor

JUNE 1, 2022

Oh, and I almost forgot: I got to attend the Annual Medical Education Conference for the Student National Medical Association (SNMA) in Orlando, FL in April where I held a workshop for premedical students, served as MC for the President's Luncheon where I addressed some of the 3000+ attendees, and reunited with some of my faves. Time flies!

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GeriPal

MAY 19, 2022

As I’ve been blogging about this for a couple months now, I’m really trying to find anyone who loves these things. Drew: I’ve published a draft version of it on the blog. And then again, individualizing it to the patient. Eric: Drew, both of our fourth step is individualizing it. Delighted to be here.

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FDA Law

MAY 19, 2025

For a controlled substance prescription to be effective, that is valid, it must be issued for a legitimate medical purpose by an individual practitioner acting in the usual course of their professional practice. Complaint, 82. 81, 86, 251. 81, 86, 251. 81, 89, 251. 81, 89, 251.

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The Motivated MD

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Many who follow this blog know that I reside in South Carolina. However, this is a personal finance blog, and for me, it goes beyond that. Helene highlighted that even wealthy communities and well-financed and well-educated populations can be caught off guard and devastated. Stay motivated! The Motivated M.D.

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Vascular Physician

JULY 11, 2021

Normally, when a healthy individual is exposed to cold temperatures the blood vessels in the fingers and toes vasoconstrict or narrow. Educating patients on the link between emotional stress and Raynaud's phenomenon is important and attention to mental health disorders should be considered.

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FDA Law

MARCH 7, 2024

Led by Annie Kennedy, Everylife’s VP of Government Affairs and Policy, we worked the halls of Congress to educate lawmakers on the pressing needs of the rare disease community. I’m proud to share with you that Everylife’s “patient army” held more than 330 meetings with members of Congress last week.

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FDA Law

JULY 10, 2023

In this blog post, we will first briefly outline the procedural steps in the 510(k) review process for medical devices. However, the strategy of addressing the AI request presented in the next section of this blog post applies to all three types of 510(k)s. FDA Day (in calendar days) FDA Actions Day 1 FDA receives 510(k) submission.

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FDA Law

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Designed to incentivize the development of drugs for pediatric rare diseases where such development may not otherwise have occurred, vouchers may be granted for drugs for serious or life-threatening rare diseases where the serious or life-threatening manifestations primarily affect individuals aged from birth to 18 years.

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FDA Law

JANUARY 26, 2022

By Dara Katcher Levy — We are working to keep up with OPDP’s posts over the past few weeks and a blog on its most recent letter to Lilly is forthcoming! In defending the complete broadcast, Lilly called out similar elements from each of the individual components as demonstrating its intent to have all three viewed sequentially.

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FDA Law

MAY 17, 2022

But even before the House Energy and Commerce Committee acts, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee held a April 26, 2022 hearing on UFA reauthorization. During that hearing, FDA’s Patrizia Cavazzoni, M.D. and Peter Marks, M.D., in response to questions posed by Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Bill Cassidy, M.D.

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

In individuals with celiac disease, gluten intake leads to an immune mediated inflammatory response that damages the small intestine’s mucosal lining, specifically the villi. And I did put it in the title, but it’s what most people call it, and perhaps this was a bridge to education. It kind of blunts them down.

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ABIM

JUNE 11, 2025

Visit the ABIM Blog for reports of prior meetings. In addition, IDSA is surveying society members with the goal of assessing IDSA Academy educational offerings and identifying areas for improvement to continue helping infectious disease professionals address knowledge gaps in the discipline.

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ABIM

JUNE 24, 2025

Visit the ABIM Blog for reports of prior meetings. The group discussed policy shifts and potential implications for graduate medical education and health equity. Dr. van Havre spoke about ASH’s efforts to map educational materials to topics in the hematology taxonomy and assign competency levels to each one.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

OCTOBER 11, 2021

individual bias or bigotry that leads to a failure to sell a home to a person of color) and personal choices ( e.g. Black people prefer to live among other Black people) is referred to as de facto segregation. These gaps are not a product of lifestyle choices, biology or individual behaviors. Episode Takeaways: 1. JAMA Netw Open.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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FDA Law

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

We blogged on the 2016 guideline here in March 2016, and the proposed guideline here on March 18th). Patient education and discussion are critical before initiating therapy. Only clinicians familiar with dosing and absorption of ER/LA opioid transdermal fentanyl who educate their patients about it should consider prescribing it.

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FDA Law

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Gilbert — Last week, DEA and DOJ announced a $59 million civil penalty settlement with eBay related to the failure to comply with Controlled Substances Act (CSA) requirements for identifying purchasers, maintaining records, and filing reports of individuals selling/purchasing pill presses and encapsulating machines.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

We start off the conversation by talking about whether patients with cancer and cancer pain are really that different, and their paper that was just published on January 11 th in JAMA Oncology showing that substance use disorder is not uncommon in individuals with cancer. And you wrote, actually, a beautiful GeriPal blog about it a while ago.

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FDA Law

JULY 7, 2024

Section IV, Additional Resources, provides links to previously-issued guidance documents and other educational materials geared to traditional device manufacturers, with no additional commentary on how to apply these requirements to the very different clinical laboratory environment.

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FDA Law

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The 18 methods of contraception listed in the guidelines are derived from a Birth Control Guide (Guide) that the FDA developed in the late 1990s to provide education around relative rates of efficacy across types of contraceptives. 300gg-13(a)(4).

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GeriPal

APRIL 14, 2022

So I have thought about this for months, maybe years since your 2016, cycle blog, but we have picked Under Pressure by David Bowie and Queen. Janet: And Katie has a great CAPC blog too that kind of summarizes a lot of additional evidence and references online if you have access to that too. Eric: And why Under Pressure.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

This education needs to span the whole MedEd continuum. This is done on an individual level, by offering existing support and resources, as well as on a systemic level through advocacy. Health Aff Blog​. racial essentialism). Definitions matter​. Published online July 2, 2020. link] Marya R, Lindo E. Common Dreams.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Unpacking characteristics of spirituality through the lens of persons of colour living with serious illness: The need for nurse-based education to increase understanding of the spiritual dimension in healthcare. Eric’s blog post on Dignity Therapy from 2011. You did write a blog post about him though, Eric. SPONSOR: .

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GeriPal

JANUARY 11, 2024

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Here are a couple of articles if you want to do a deeper dive: Dani and colleagues article on Psychiatry and Palliative Care: Growing the Interface Through Education. So we’re going to be talking about palliative care for individuals with mental illness. And so why are we not educating psychiatrists and palliative care.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 15, 2022

I thought I was going to be a professor or educator, decided I didn’t like that. You would love this because in that story that was in that patient CHR was a particular song that had meant a lot to this individual. You did write a blog post about him though, Eric. So I’m a writer, I’m a poet.

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Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 10, 2024

Life expectancy is hugely influenced by education, income, and occupation as illustrated here: Source: GK Singh and H Lee 2021 30 As shown above, stronger primary care orientation 3 and higher GP densities 31 are both associated with reductions of health disparities. As shown in the following graph, primary care services amount for only 8.1%

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GeriPal

JUNE 29, 2023

I am there with individuals who are dying. There’s education available and a lot of programs available that can give you self-help. Alex: And just of note, you can see our pictures if you go to our blog post and YouTube website, you can see this is a magnificent, beautiful garden space. So that touches you.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Alex 21:31 Blog post, if we’re talking about the same study, was like, fast food palliative care, in and out palliative care, something like that. Or the article that, the fast food article, to use the parlance from the blog post. This is Eric Widera. Alex This is Alex Smith Eric A nd Alex, who do we have with us today?

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FDA Law

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

We thought that it would be educational and entertaining to list the Top Ten reasons presented in letters from three high profile stakeholder groups to Attorney General Merrick Garland and/or DEA Administrator Anne Milgram on how to handle the scheduling recommendation.

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FDA Law

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Authorized cannabis activities in those states, the governors wrote, have delivered $15 billion in tax revenue for education, law enforcement and other historically underfunded programs. In other words, a prescription written by a DEA-registered, state-licensed practitioner.

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