ABIM

APRIL 24, 2025

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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FDA Law

JUNE 3, 2025

We received a response to our post on the prescribing red flags indicating the likelihood of certain prescriptions filled by Walgreens pharmacies were invalid because they lacked a legitimate medical purpose or were not issued in the usual course of professional practice. tablets to patients over the course of many months.

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Clinical Practice Patient-Centered Patients Clinic 59

ABIM

MAY 7, 2025

Specialties are each on their own review cycle, and several—including Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, Critical Care Medicine, Gastroenterology, Medical Oncology and Transplant Hepatology—are currently under review. If you receive an email with a survey asking for input on a blueprint, please take the time to respond.

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Board-Certified Physicians Board-Certified Provider Specialization 52

GeriPal

JANUARY 23, 2025

Summary Transcript CME Summary Its another deprescribing super special on today’s GeriPal Podcast, where we delve into the latest research on deprescribing medications prescribed to older adults. Today, we explore four fascinating studies highlighting innovative approaches to reducing medication use and improving patient outcomes.

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Specialization IT Patient-Centered Medical 120

GeriPal

JUNE 20, 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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IT Patient-Centered Patients Clinic 121

GeriPal

JULY 19, 2024

What hasn’t been shown, Eric, is that if you apply tools like this, clinical outcomes down the road are better for patients. We didn’t have medications that were effective with a few side effects. I heard this beautiful thing the other day, which was to an electronic medical record, I am not a whole person.

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Screening Primary Care Patient-Centered IT 120

The Clinical Problem Solvers

AUGUST 25, 2020

Trainees may use this foundation to question how this might impact their medical education and think about this educational legacy may be reformed through curricular and structural changes at their institutions. Essien, MD, MPH Hosts: Dereck Paul, MS, Utibe R.

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Community Patient-Centered Relationship Education 52

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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Telemedicine Telecommunication Telehealth Medical 59

GeriPal

MARCH 14, 2024

This simple challenge was focused on putting ourselves in the shoes of our patients with dysphagia who are prescribed thickened liquids. And I think that we’re at this kind of crossroads right now in dysphagia, and dysphagia management where our patients are suffering. We revisit it, and make things better for our patients.

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PEMBlog

AUGUST 30, 2023

This is a blog post and a podcast episode designed to disseminate the important work of Choosing Wisely , an initiative of the the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation, the goal of which is the spark conversations between clinicians and patients about what tests, treatments, and procedures are needed – and which ones are not.

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Asthma Electronics Utilities Clinical Practice 52

GeriPal

JANUARY 12, 2023

Which patients are eligible to go to an ACE unit? Alex: And we’re delighted to welcome back to the GeriPal Podcast, Stephanie Rogers, who’s a geriatrician and medical director of UCSF’s, age-friendly health systems. And yeah, it just clicked for me like yes, this is how I like to practice medicine. Alex: Yeah.

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Hospital Patient-Centered IT Nurse Practitioner 101

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. I’ll dive into the latest clinical practice guidelines and discuss evidence-based approaches to diagnosis and treatment.

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Diagnosis Management IT Patient-Centered 52

The Clinical Problem Solvers

MAY 2, 2022

Okah is a family medicine clinician and NRSA research fellow at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, and she studies the association between the use of race in medical decision-making and beliefs regarding the etiology of disparities in health outcomes.

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Healthcare Utilities Hospital Internal Medicine 52

ABIM

JUNE 4, 2025

Expanding ABIM’s engagement with stakeholder communities such as early career physicians, specialty societies and patient-focused organizations. See the discussion on the Special Consideration IMG (International Medical Graduates) Pilot Pathway below.) Community Practice in ABIM Governance* Erica N.

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Diabetes Board-Certified Telehealth Government 52

ABIM

JUNE 11, 2025

Expanding ABIM’s engagement with stakeholder communities such as early career physicians, specialty societies and patient-focused organizations. This is now being reviewed by the American Board of Medical Specialties, which oversees ABIM. Community Practice in ABIM Governance* Erica N.

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Board-Certified Government Community Education 52

GeriPal

MARCH 9, 2023

FDA is considering approval, shifting away from Schedule I restrictions, paving the way for use in clinical practice. Early data on efficacy in patients with anxiety and demoralization are promising. Psychedelics have been used by communities around the globe for hundreds of years (or more). Research is exploding.

Patient-Centered 91

Patient-Centered Community IT Medical 91

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.

Board-Certified 40

Board-Certified Board-Certified Physicians Government Community 40

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Substance use disorder is one of those complex issues in which clinical practice is changing rapidly. We address: Why is caring for patients with this overlap so hard? Sach Kale set up an outpatient clinic focused on substance use disorder for patients with cancer. But my medical training kicked in.

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Patients Clinic Patient-Centered Illness 74

ABIM

MAY 30, 2025

Expanding ABIM’s engagement with stakeholder communities such as early career physicians, specialty societies and patient-focused organizations. Lieske, MD , raised concerns about how new government policies may affect international medical graduates and health equity work at ABIM. Community Practice in ABIM Governance* Erica N.

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Board-Certified Government Internal Medicine Private Practice 40

GeriPal

MAY 25, 2023

Sarah Nouri, Hillary Lum, and LJ Van Scoy argue that diverse communities are asking for ACP. Sarah Nouri gives an example from her work in the LGBTQ+ community of a trans woman who was buried as a man because existing laws/rules did not protect her wishes. Welcome to the GeriPal podcast. Hillary: So great to be here.

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Community IT Patient-Centered Primary Care 96

GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Alex: We are honored to be joined by Barbara Jones, who is professor and associate dean for Health Affairs at the School of Social Work at UT Austin and chair of the Department of Health Social Work at Dell Medical School. We need to figure out how to create this community of palliative care social work scholars.

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IT Families Family Clinic 102

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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IT Patient-Centered Illness Education 127

GeriPal

APRIL 13, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary Social connections impact our health in profound ways, whether it is the support we receive from family and friends in navigating serious illness, the joy from shared social activities, or connecting with our community. But, should we as clinicians care about the social lives of our patients?

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IT Community Patient-Centered Medical 100

GeriPal

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Alex 01:23 And we’re delighted to welcome DorAnne Donesky, who is a palliative care nurse practitioner at Queen of the Valley Medical center in Napa and professor emeritus at the UCSF School of Nursing. And it not only leads to better outcomes for patients, it leads to our better sustainability. DorAnne, welcome to GeriPal.

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Screening IT Families Family 121

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

For example, we spend the first half talking about a RCT simulation study of clinician verbal and non-verbal communication with a seriously ill patient with cancer. In one room the physician under study interacts with a white patient-actor, and in another room interacts with a Black patient-actor. Amber: Thank you guys.

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Patient-Centered Patients IT Healthcare 112

GeriPal

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Caveat as well that RCTs should not be placed on pedestal as the only answer- often patients enrolled in RCTs do not represent real world patients – observational studies do. For a trial to have value, it should not exclude patients over age 80, or those with dementia, or patients residing in nursing homes.

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Patient-Centered IT Patients Illness 127

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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Primary Care Diagnosis Screening IT 97

GeriPal

MARCH 28, 2024

What we did was ask clinicians earlier in the ICU stay for very sick patients to document prognosis, and for those who they thought would survive, to document six-month functional prognosis. Eric: And who are the patients including in this trial, again? Kate: These are very sick patients. And that’s it. Kate: Sure.

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Consulting Patient-Centered Patients IT 116

GeriPal

JUNE 13, 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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Illness Patient-Centered Patients IT 134

GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

She’s a geriatrician and palliative care doc and is associate chair for professional development in the department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School. Jane, welcome to the GeriPal podcast. Jane 00:37 Thank you so much for inviting me. If you were just.

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IT Healthcare Healthcare Professional Patient-Centered 112

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

We also explored several questions with them, including how to define trauma, its prevalence in older adults, the impact of past traumatic experiences, the potential triggers of trauma screening, and the application of trauma-informed principles in clinical practice. So there’s a lot of different ways to think about it.

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IT Patient-Centered Individual Screening 67

GeriPal

MARCH 10, 2022

Joan: A lot of my work comes out of my clinical practice. Ruth: Then we saw at the other extreme where people thought that feeding tubes prolonged life, improved quality of life, made it easier to give medications, which it does do, and that they should be used. Then we wouldn’t play that game of being rehabbed to death.

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Nurse Practitioner Hospital Families Family 60

GeriPal

MARCH 27, 2025

Summary Transcript CME Summary A pragmatic trial evaluates the effectiveness of a treatment or intervention in real-world clinical practice. Only 5% of intervention patients received the facilitator-led component of the intervention (there were other components, facilitator-led was the most engaged component). Is that right?

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Primary Care IT Clinic Patient-Centered 80

GeriPal

JUNE 6, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary As Eric notes at the end of today’s podcast, we talk about many difficult issues with our patients. But one issue we’re not as good at discussing with our patients is sexual health. Clearly this issue is important to patients. You know, I address all the supportive care needs of my patients.

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Illness IT Physicals Patients 131

Common Sense Family Doctor

MARCH 23, 2025

Please join me and hundreds of medical organizations in standing with AHRQ and preserving its vital contributions to the health of all Americans. ** For the past 30 years, a little-known U.S. Now the Department of Government Efficiency is trying again, threatening 90% staff reductions that would decimate the agency.

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Healthcare Patient-Centered Primary Care Illness 52

The Clinical Problem Solvers

MAY 2, 2023

Together, our guests explain how trauma shows up in those who experience resettlement, and the role of trauma-informed and culturally-responsive care for refugee, asylee, and immigrant population in clinical practice. This discussion is hosted by Sudarshan Krishnamurthy, Ashley Cooper, and LaShyra Nolen.

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Healthcare Provider Clinical Practice Clinic 52