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You don’t need to order comprehensive viral panels for most patients

PEMBlog

Identifying the specific type of virus that are causing a child’s symptoms, like rhinovirus vs parainfluenza, is often unnecessary, especially in otherwise healthy children who are managed at home. Comprehensive respiratory viral panels (i.e., Reasons to not order a comprehensive respiratory viral panel (i.e., isolation for SARS-CoV-2).

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

GeriPal

We talk with them about the epidemiology, assessment, and management of dysphagia, including the role of modifying the consistency of food and liquids, feeding tubes, and the role of dysphagia rehabilitation like tongue and cough strengthening. This is Eric Widera. Alex: This is Alex Smith. Here at UW Health, we call it our Swallow Service.

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Improving Hospital Care for Older Adults through Acute Care for Elders (ACE Units): Kellie Flood and Stephanie Rogers

GeriPal

So that’s one, this patient-centered geriatric assessment and management approach. Number four, again, structure and process that promotes early mobilization which may or may not require a formal OT and PT consultation. And then number five, really proactive care transitions planning out of the gate on day one.

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What You Should Know About Radiation Oncology: Anish Butala, Emily Martin and Evie Kalmar

GeriPal

So you have the consultation. But two, a very close relationship with potentially the palliative care physician or the individual who’s Sort of managing their pain, because the simulation itself can be 20 to 30 minutes of lying in that specific treatment position. Did their pain management last throughout that entire session?

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PC Trials at State of Science: Tom LeBlanc, Kate Courtright, & Corita Grudzen

GeriPal

It did not change the frequency of palliative care consultation, the timing of such, ICU mortality, or six-month mortality. Kate: I think the main one for me being asked on the fly is that one of the nudged specialist palliative care consultation, which we know has limitations. Eric: So how do you put that all together?

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Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Since 2013, ABIM Specialty Boards have been required to include at least one physician member primarily engaged in community practice, defined broadly in applications as “clinical practice in a non-university, community setting.”

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Intentionally Interprofessional Care: DorAnne Donesky, Michelle Milic, Naomi Saks, & Cara Wallace

GeriPal

So this is a practical, really basic idea that can be applied to clinical practice. DorAnne 30:25 I also wanna make a shout out for pain and symptom management with social work and chaplains. So we totally forget that all of us are symptom managers as well. Sometimes we all listen to the initial consult.

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