Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

A Collaborative Approach Between Health Care Providers and Community Partners Food insecurity affects thousands of Minnesotans, often contributing to chronic health conditions and overall poor health outcomes. M Health Fairview’s Fair Table program ensures convenient access to food during medical appointments.

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Logansport Memorial Hospital

MARCH 4, 2024

Together with the Pain Management Group (PMG), Logansport Memorial is dedicated to providing high-quality care right here in our community. We are grateful for the invitation to be a part of the Logansport Medical Community,” shared Mark Ozimek, PMG’s President. A referral from a provider is not required but is recommended.

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The Physicians Foundation

AUGUST 15, 2024

Founder and CEO of Cherry Hill Free Clinic (CHFC), Chief Medical Officer at Camden Coalition and Medical Director for Community Health at Virtua Health, as the recipient of the Dr. Buz Cooper Award for Addressing Drivers of Health. a refinement of the CHFC Community Health Worker program. Jubril Oyeyemi, M.D.,

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 25, 2025

Many of these patients are clinically complex and receive care from multiple professionals—which creates unique management hurdles. Have open gaps in care or medications not filled. Have clinical indicators of disease complexity or advancement. Communicate clearly with appropriate non-clinical staff.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

MARCH 14, 2025

Dr. Benton mentors clinical and research physicians, fellows, and postdoctoral trainees. She was awarded the Society of Biological Psychiatry Humanitarian Award and the Community Outreach Award by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Dr. Kevin M.

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Blood, Sweat, and Tears

MAY 24, 2022

She was deeply involved in community outreach projects and truly cared for the community she was a part of. She would peer out at the gate of the clinic and start predicting what cases we would see. So you came to the clinic after you went out to get yourself damaged? But I was glad no one needed referral.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 13, 2022

We have a discussion about the decision to remove race, a social construct, from clinical risk calculators (though I’m not 100% sold that race should always be removed – if removal is likely to worsen disparities for example – at least until a superior race-blind calculator can be developed). Rasheeda, welcome to GeriPal.

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PEMBlog

MAY 20, 2025

(Blooms: Apply; Kirkpatrick Level 2 Learning) Evaluate the risks and benefits of ultrasound, CT, and MRI for common pediatric emergencies and identify appropriate imaging modalities based on clinical guidelines discussed in the podcast. Do you think that medical-legal concerns also play a role? Subspecialists are key, right?

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FDA Law

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Tobolowsky — The neonatal period is a unique and complex period of rapid growth and development throughout the body, thus creating unique and complex challenges in medical product development for this population. This guidance finalizes a draft guidance issued in February 2023. What to measure, when, and for how long?

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FDA Law

JANUARY 6, 2022

Wasserstein — “EKRA” refers to the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act, which was part of the Substance Use – Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act of 2018. EKRA is codified at 18 U.S.C. § 220 and was described on HP&M’s blog here. 18 U.S.C. § 18 U.S.C. § 18 U.S.C. §

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Tiny Physician

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

However, the core problem in our medical system is yet to be addressed which actually results in these unfortunate incidents. Only very few hospitals and medical colleges have Public Relations Officers (PROs) at all the ICUs and major wards to talk with the patients and to sort out these problems.

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FDA Law

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The Ryan Haight Act was enacted to address the legal “grey area” in which prescribers and pharmacies operated via the creation of two new statutory requirements: 1) the at least one “in-person” medical evaluation requirement for prescribing practitioners, 21 U.S.C. § 829(e); and 2) the modified registration requirement for online pharmacies.

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GeriPal

MARCH 14, 2024

But estimates in community dwelling older adults are around 15%. Nicole: Yeah, I think definitely delirium, but there are also a lot of medical conditions that can be specific to hospitalizations. Are medications part of that, too? So, a lot of medications, you can see the secondary effects of dysphagia causing those, as well.

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FDA Law

JANUARY 6, 2022

Wasserstein — “EKRA” refers to the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act, which was part of the Substance Use – Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act of 2018. EKRA is codified at 18 U.S.C. § 220 and was described on HP&M’s blog here. 18 U.S.C. § 18 U.S.C. § 18 U.S.C. §

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: The ExPAND Mifepristone (ExPAND) learning collaborative is a year-long program focused on growing the pool of abortion providers by integrating medication abortion into primary care. Objectives: 1) Participating clinics begin to provide mifepristone for early pregnancy loss (EPL) and/or abortion care.

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

I’ll dive into the latest clinical practice guidelines and discuss evidence-based approaches to diagnosis and treatment. Understanding dyspepsia and its clinical presentation. Now, in the pediatric emergency department, the diagnosis of reflux is primarily clinical. All right, let us shift gears to gastritis.

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ABIM

JUNE 24, 2025

Expanding ABIM’s engagement with stakeholder communities such as early career physicians, specialty societies and patient-focused organizations. The group discussed policy shifts and potential implications for graduate medical education and health equity. Above all, ABIM remains focused on its mission.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

So Carmen and Katie developed an EMS Community Partnership program. They created a seamless link between this Community Partnership program and 911 calls for falls. Eric and I enjoyed talking with Carmen and Katie about this innovative and common sense approach to addressing falls in the community. Word of mouth spread rapidly.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Find out on this weeks podcast where we invite Joseph Greer, Simone Rinaldi, and Vicki Jackson to talk about their recent JAMA article on Telehealth vs In-Person Early Palliative Care for Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer – A Multisite Randomized Clinical Trial. Alex, who is gonna be answering that question? Vicki 02:10 Thank you.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Based on this surge in evidence, the American Society of Clinical Oncologists recently updated their guidelines for care of older adults to state that all older adults receiving systemic therapy (including chemo, immuno, targeted, hormonal therapy) should receive geriatric assessment guided care. Mazie, welcome to GeriPal. William: Sure.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 20, 2022

How HHS and ASPE solicit input from clinicians, community leaders, and older adults and how much it impacts policy decisions (spoiler alert: this involvement is CRUCIAL). Alex: And we are also delighted to welcome Devika Nair, who is a nephrologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Tennessee Valley VA Healthcare System.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

We have two new FDA-approved medications that reduce that amyloid buildup and modestly slow down the progression of the disease. He is associate professor at the University of Wisconsin and medical director of their Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. To start things off, Nate’s a returning guest. Great to be back.

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GeriPal

JUNE 5, 2025

The obstacles hindering referrals to palliative care services. We also take a dive into these 2 articles that Connie first authored: Palliative care in nursing homes: A qualitative study on referral criteria and implications for research and practice. Practical strategies to overcome these barriers and enhance care.

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GeriPal

JUNE 22, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary In the early 1990’s, California Medical Facility (CMF) created one of the nation’s first licensed hospice units inside a prison. Alex: We are in the California Medical Facility and we will ask our guest about that. I’ve known Michele a long time, since the Joint Medical Program. Michele: Yep.

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GeriPal

JULY 21, 2022

I don’t practice clinically in outpatient settings, and often the folks I’m seeing are there for other kinds of issues. But then once it was open, started seeing a lot of other populations: not just our own hospital population, but a lot more just community members calling with concerns about driving. Eric: Yeah.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 27, 2022

As Alex Lee says on our podcast today, all prognostic models will be wrong (in some circumstances and for some patients); our job is to make prognostic models that are clinically useful. As Sei Lee notes, the argument for developing prognostic models has won the day, and we increasingly use prognostic scores in clinical decision making.

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GeriPal

APRIL 6, 2023

A friend of GeriPal, and prior guest, Guy Micco commented today that we need an RCT for chaplaincy is like the idea that the humanities need to justify their value in medical training: “It’s like being told to measure the taste of orange juice with a ruler.” I wonder if you could tell that story for our listeners. Where are my colleagues?”

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Why is this different from clinical communication skills? Alex: And we’re so delighted to welcome to the GeriPal Podcast Marian Grant, who is a palliative care nurse practitioner and marketing consultant, and she is at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. Transcript. Eric: Welcome to the GeriPal podcast.

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Illness Patient-Centered IT Nurse Practitioner 101

Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 10, 2024

Family medicine is neither the most prestigious nor the highest paid medical profession. You no longer need to review all medical records or repeat the whole medical and personal history. You know your patients’ evolving story as well as their family, friends, coworkers, and the peculiarities of their local community.

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GeriPal

MARCH 10, 2022

Now when I say variation, I’m not talking about small little clinically questionable variations. Ruth: I do have to also say that it’s important to remember that feeding tube use and hospital transfers for people with advanced dementia has no demonstrated clinical benefit. Joan: A lot of my work comes out of my clinical practice.

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GeriPal

JULY 6, 2023

Alex: We’ve got a lot to talk about…what states are doing and cities are doing to support older adults in the community. But, what you need is a community-based game there. The long-term care is being actually provided in the community at a much higher rate than what the formal system provides. You go back home.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Eric 07:31 A clinical perspective, why is it important to test this stepped care model versus implementing more? And now when I think about the clinic at Duke, when we’re really running on all cylinders, we can get ourselves up to a five, six, seven week wait for a new palliative care referral. Jennifer 07:31 From.

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GeriPal

MARCH 27, 2025

Summary Transcript CME Summary A pragmatic trial evaluates the effectiveness of a treatment or intervention in real-world clinical practice. The reason I chose this song is because I’m currently working on bringing advanced care planning sessions to the Latino community. We did it by the clinic level. Is that right?

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GeriPal

JUNE 6, 2024

Sharon Bober, clinical psychologist at DFCI, notes that clinicians can get caught in an anxiety cycle, in which they are afraid to ask, don’t ask, then have increased anxiety about not asking. And it actually came up during a clinical encounter that I had. Clearly this issue is important to patients. Sharon, welcome to Jerry Powell.

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GeriPal

JULY 20, 2023

Alex: We are delighted to welcome Joe Rotella, who’s the Chief Medical Officer of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. And I think that it was percolating in a lot of the palliative care community. So now that the emergency response has ended, what’s to be done? Joe, welcome to the GeriPal podcast.

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