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Q&A: Prioritizing Early Intervention in Pediatric Obesity

Physician's Weekly

However, we cannot overlook systemic factors, such as access to care, socioeconomic status, neighborhood safety, or walkability, that make it more challenging for some individuals to maintain a healthy weight. We also need to pick up on when a child is gaining weight rapidly or crossing percentiles so we can intervene earlier.

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Gastroenterology Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Expanding ABIM’s engagement with stakeholder communities such as early career physicians, specialty societies and patient-focused organizations. The Specialty Board discussed the LKA in greater detail, as well as the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in assessment development and the integration of public members in ABIM Governance.

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Rheumatology Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Expanding ABIM’s engagement with stakeholder communities such as early career physicians, specialty societies and patient-focused organizations. ABIM does not contact individual programs with a lower pass rate to initiate changes to the program.

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Episode 120: Antiracism in Medicine Series Episode 1 – Racism, Police Violence, and Health

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Pearls Defining Structural Racism Structural racism is a term that acknowledges that racism is perpetuated beyond individual interactions and interpersonal racism, but is present in the systems and policies that govern our everyday lives. Essien, MD, MPH Hosts: Dereck Paul, MS, Utibe R.

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

GeriPal

What should we use to screen individuals? What hasn’t been shown, Eric, is that if you apply tools like this, clinical outcomes down the road are better for patients. I don’t have access to change the levers of government. Who should get it if anyone? What happens after they test positive? But I don’t.

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The Incredible Shrinking Exemption: FDA Final CDS Guidance Would Significantly Narrow the Scope of Exempt Clinical Decision Support Software Under the Cures Act

FDA Law

The final guidance therefore may have significant implications for a wide range of stakeholders, including not only software developers but also health care providers, hospitals, patients and payors. Criterion 2 : Non-Device CDS software functions display, analyze or print medical information about a patient or other medical information.

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Infectious Disease Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Expanding ABIM’s engagement with stakeholder communities such as early career physicians, specialty societies and patient-focused organizations. Community Practice in ABIM Governance* Erica N. Dr. Bonura noted the importance of maintaining practice integrity and protecting health equity.