ABIM

MARCH 27, 2025

The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) is committed to enhancing the quality of health care by certifying internists and subspecialists who demonstrate the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for excellent patient care.

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Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Through food pharmacies, food insecurity screenings and innovative community partnerships, health care providers are ensuring patients get the nourishment they need to thrive. Family physicians play a pivotal role in combating food insecurity, serving as trusted advocates for their patients and connecting them to essential food resources.

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Sound Physicians

OCTOBER 30, 2024

I interacted with Sound clinicians during my residency, and seeing the impact they had on the patients and hospital leadership was inspiring. I began as a nocturnist with Sound, otherwise known as a hospitalist who cares for patients at night. I saw how they approached problems and put out fires. What keeps you at Sound?

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Sound Physicians

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Great patient care starts with great clinician leadership. The expertise and thoughtfulness that our leaders bring to our patients, teams, and, most importantly, our hospital partners is not something that just happens. It is, by design, built into the ways we educate, train, and support our clinical leadership.

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ABIM

JUNE 30, 2025

Visit the ABIM Blog for reports of prior meetings. Expanding ABIM’s engagement with stakeholder communities such as early career physicians, specialty societies and patient-focused organizations. The following is a summary of the spring meeting.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

This is a peer-nominated group of academic clinicians renowned for their medical knowledge, teaching & communication skills, professionalism, and high-quality patient care. Some specific activities mentioned by the participants included patient-directed reading (e.g., NEJM , JHM , JGIM ).

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ABIM

JUNE 17, 2025

As internists, even if we subspecialize, we should be equipped to care for the full spectrum of issues our patients face, and the LKA has helped me to brush up on things I don’t necessarily do every day. I’m definitely a better educator and a more knowledgeable doctor because of it.

Internal Medicine 40

Internal Medicine Board-Certified Patient-Centered Specialization 40

ABIM

JUNE 12, 2025

Visit the ABIM Blog for reports of prior meetings. Expanding ABIM’s engagement with stakeholder communities such as early career physicians, specialty societies and patient-focused organizations. The following is a summary of the spring meeting.

Board-Certified 52

Board-Certified Internal Medicine Government Community 52

Noreta Family Medicine

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The film talks about some of the escape fires of healthcare, including non-opioid pain treatments, nutrition programs, strong doctor-patient relationships, among others. The high number of patient visits she had per day left her unable to take care of each patient to the best of her ability.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Primary Care DO Family Medicine 52

ABIM

APRIL 24, 2025

Visit the ABIM Blog for reports of prior meetings. Expanding ABIM’s engagement with stakeholder communities such as early career physicians, specialty societies and patient-focused organizations. Chrostowski, DNP, APR-N, ANP-C , asked whether ABIM will offer continuing medical education (CME) credits through the LKA.

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ABIM

MAY 18, 2025

As a Latina IBD patient, I’ve come to understand that my experience has been shaped not only by the disease itself, but through the lens of culture, identity and the disparities that influence how patients, like myself, are seen, treated and supported. This burden of the disease is being felt by patients and healthcare providers.

Diagnose 40

Diagnose Healthcare Diagnosis Physicals 40

The Clinical Problem Solvers

JUNE 12, 2022

Who is the patient? Also: Exclude extraneous information – Example: In a patient presenting with fever, cough, and shortness of breath, their history of chronic knee osteoarthritis does not belong in the PR. One day later the patient also develops a rash. Developing Medical Educators of the 21st Century, San Francisco, CA.

Diagnosis 52

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PEMBlog

AUGUST 28, 2023

There will be episodes of PEM Currents: The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Podcast, blog posts here on PEMBlog, articles from Don’t Forget the Bubbles , videos, and more! Do not obtain screening laboratory tests in the medical clearance process of pediatric patients who require inpatient psychiatric admission unless clinically indicated.

Education 52

Education Asthma Screening Illness 52

Aspiring Minority Doctor

OCTOBER 16, 2022

A fun weekend of plastic surgery education in San Francisco June: When I last left off, I was just starting my final month of intern year. One on hand it's a blessing to be able to take care of the some of the sickest patients in the hospital, but doing it every day can get to you. This was a fun month on the plastic surgery service!

Hospital 52

Hospital IT Education Patients 52

Barton Associates

MAY 29, 2025

These crucial healthcare providers can be found in almost every healthcare setting, including, but not limited to: Hospitals Private Practices Urgent Cares Higher Education Corporate Clinics Telehealth Services Insurance Companies Correctional Facilities Indian Health Service (IHS) Facilities Why is the physician shortage growing?

Private Practice 52

Private Practice Healthcare Internal Medicine Family Medicine 52

FDA Law Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Circuit decision in Judge Rotenberg Educ. The site offering the treatment, the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center, and parents of patients that were treated with an ESD for self-injurious or aggressive behavior filed a Petition for Review in the D.C. This section is directly in response to the 2022 D.C.

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Patient-Centered Education Government IT 114

FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2022

In May 2016, FDA released a draft guidance document titled “Technical Considerations for Additive Manufactured Devices” (see our blog post on the draft guidance here ), which was finalized in 2018 (see our blog post on the final guidance here ). Specifically, that it allows for fast production of “patient-matched devices” (i.e.,

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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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Family Physician Family Families Screening 40

GeriPal

MAY 19, 2022

A patient is on morphine and you want to convert it to another opioid like hydromorphone (dilaudid). Dr. Akhila Reddy and colleagues study looking at converting hospitalized cancer patients from IV hydromorphone to PO morphine, PO hydromorphone, or PO oxycodone. Step four is adjusting it for your patient. How do you do that?

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Vascular Physician

JULY 11, 2021

What do patients with Raynaud's Phenomenon experience? Patients can experience numbness, aching, pain, clumsiness of motor skills of the hand, and sensations of "pins and needles". If a patient answers yes to all three of these questions, then they most likely have Raynaud phenomenon.

Referral 52

Referral Mental Health Patients Screening 52

PEMBlog

MAY 20, 2025

Learning Objectives Demonstrate the ability to use shared decision-making strategies when discussing imaging options with families of pediatric patients presenting to the Emergency Department. Optimizing Advanced Imaging of the Pediatric Patient in the Emergency Department: Policy Statement. Pediatrics. 2024;154(1):e2024066854.

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Family Families Hospital Patient-Centered 101

ABIM

MAY 7, 2025

The rigorous, formalized blueprint review process includes several steps to gather feedback from physicians, medical specialty societies and medical educators. The post News & Notes: Spring 2025 first appeared on ABIM Blog. If you receive an email with a survey asking for input on a blueprint, please take the time to respond.

Board-Certified Physicians 52

Board-Certified Physicians Board-Certified Provider Specialization 52

FDA Law Blog

JANUARY 18, 2022

In May 2016, FDA released a draft guidance document titled “Technical Considerations for Additive Manufactured Devices” (see our blog post on the draft guidance here ), which was finalized in 2018 (see our blog post on the final guidance here ). Specifically, that it allows for fast production of “patient-matched devices” (i.e.,

Medical 75

Medical Manufacturing Healthcare Government 75

Aspiring Minority Doctor

JUNE 1, 2022

My favorite moment was probably when we had a laparoscopic appendectomy (appendix removal using small incisions and a camera) and the attending stood patiently waiting for a while as I tried to find the appendix. It kept me busy, but I really enjoyed the hospital I was rotating at, and the attendings let me do a lot in the operating room.

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Hospital IT Medical Student ER 52

FDA Law Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Pharmacists can earn 1 continuing practice education credit for attending this session.

Patient-Centered 59

Patient-Centered Diabetes Education Community 59

FDA Law Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Patient Safety Annex 1 also includes more detailed sections outlining the responsibilities and functions of the Institutional Review Board/Independent Ethics Committee (IRB/IEC), sponsor and investigator with an emphasis on the rights and safety of trial participants.

Clinical Practice 88

Clinical Practice Clinic Government Management 88

FDA Law Blog

MARCH 7, 2024

NORD’s announcement followed in the footsteps of European rare disease patient organization, Eurodis , who had celebrated the first Rare Disease Day the year before. What started as a day has — due to its popularity and the persistent efforts of patients and industry — evolved into a week-long event. recognition of Rare Disease Day.

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Government Community Specialization Education 69

FDA Law Blog

MAY 19, 2025

86, 72703 (December 22, 2021), DEA emphasized in the Gulf Med decision that prescribing [r]ed flags are circumstances surrounding a prescription that cause a pharmacist to take pause, including signs of diversion or the potential for patient harm. Patients filling prescriptions at the same time at multiple pharmacies. Complaint, 82.

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The Motivated MD

OCTOBER 10, 2024

With increasing emphasis on patient turnover and documentation, all while navigating the complexities of billing and authorization, our jobs are stressful and time-consuming. How, then, can any physician find the time to research individual companies and make educated decisions on which publicly traded businesses are undervalued?

Finance 52

Finance Individual Management IT 52

FDA Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

See our prior blog post summarizing the different phaseout stages and categories of enforcement discretion. is it the lab itself, the healthcare provider, or the patient?). reaching out to FDA’s Division of Industry and Consumer Education – DICE@fda.hhs.gov ).

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Manufacturing Electronics Provider Management 64

FDA Law Blog

JULY 7, 2021

In March 2020, FDA issued a final rule that banned the use of Graduated Electronic Decelerators (GEDs) to treat patients with severe self-injurious and aggressive behaviors (SIB/AB), but did not restrict the use of these same devices for other purposes, like smoking cessation. Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn the ban.

Medical 52

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FDA Law Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2024

It was shortly thereafter introduced in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health Education, Labor, and Pensions, where it remains. A few days before the continuing resolution, on September 23, 2024, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3433 , the Give Kids a Chance Act of 2024.

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FDA Law Blog

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! These are the “pivot” situations, where it is helpful to clearly distinguish disease education from product promotion.

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FDA Law Blog

APRIL 30, 2023

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (“Senate HELP”) is scheduled to take up legislation that could significantly limit access to the courts and immunize critical FDA decisions from timely judicial review. Karst & Michael D. Shumsky — On May 2nd, the U.S. That bill is S. The fact that S.

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

I’ll make the important distinction between gastritis – which is diagnosed only via endoscopy – and dyspepsia, the term best used to describe the symptoms many patients experience. Gastroesophageal reflux disease is when the patients have severe symptoms that persist and cause long term issues.

Diagnosis 52

Diagnosis Management IT Patient-Centered 52

FDA Law Blog

MAY 17, 2022

FDA approved FIRDAPSE in November 2018, with a period of orphan drug exclusivity, for the treatment of Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome (“LEMS”) in adult patients. 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.

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Common Sense Family Doctor

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Since the turn of the century, the rise of hospitalists and the corresponding decline in the number of office-based family physicians who provide inpatient care for their own patients has magnified the value of optimizing the handoff from hospital-based teams to primary care physicians.

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