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A Novel Definition of Urinary Tract Infection across a National Primary Care Network [Geriatrics]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context Misdiagnosis and over-diagnosis of urinary tract infection (UTI) are a leading cause of inappropriate antimicrobial use. Objective To develop and validate a novel electronic medical records (EMR)-based UTI case definition that can be applied to elucidate and understand UTI treatment and practice patterns in primary care.

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Two “Unresolvable” Prescribing/Dispensing Red Flags Unfurled

FDA Law

Our reader informed us of two additional prescribing/dispensing red flags that DEA has alleged are unresolvable that he wanted to share with the pharmacy community. CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain United States, 2022 , 71 MMWR Recomm. Gulf Med Pharmacy; Decision and Order, 86 Fed.

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You don’t need X-Rays in a child with bronchiolitis, croup, asthma, or first time wheezing

PEMBlog

As many as 40% of these children will receive a chest x-ray (CXR) during their ED visit despite clinical guidelines advising most of these tests are low value. Understanding root causes of CXR use in the ED clinical setting is key to mitigating overuse of this test. But it’s just a CXR right?

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Screening for Dementia: A Podcast with Anna Chodos, Joseph Gaugler and Soo Borson

GeriPal

Joe 03:55 You know, my thoughts are screening is important for a variety of reasons, and certainly Doctor Boris and Soo and Anna, Doctor chodos can provide a lot greater clinical insight than I. What hasn’t been shown, Eric, is that if you apply tools like this, clinical outcomes down the road are better for patients.

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Urinary Incontinence Revisited: George Kuchel & Alison Huang

GeriPal

It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. George 03:01 So I would say that as many clinical issues in older adults, we need to think about them in two ways. Eric 11:57 In, let’s say, my clinic. Eric 08:05 Yeah.

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Dysphagia Revisited: A Podcast with Raele Donetha Robison and Nicole Rogus-Pulia

GeriPal

So, the consult will come in and then we’ll do what we call a clinical bedside evaluation, where we’ll go and see the patient at the bedside. So, we use that information to formulate a treatment plan. Here at UW Health, we call it our Swallow Service. We actually have even subspecialization, which is kind of fun.

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Difficult Conversations in Family Medicine Residency - Changing the Culture Around Abortion and Other Social Justice Issues [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

Setting or Dataset: Data was gathered by surveying the 15 family medicine residents at Mayo Clinic family medicine residency - Mankato. Population Studied: Mayo Clinic family medicine residents. Further research is needed surrounding the effect of implementing social justice curricula in other family medicine residency programs.