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Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines recommend noninvasive prenatal screening for all pregnant individuals

Medical Xpress

The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) has released a new Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline (EBG), "Noninvasive prenatal screening for fetal chromosome abnormalities in a general-risk population: An evidence-based clinical guideline of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics.".

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Expert Panel Unveils Preanesthesia Cannabis Use Assessment Tool

Physician's Weekly

An expert panel unveiled a preoperative cannabis use assessment tool to aid in planning informed, individualized anesthesia and analgesia patient care. An expert panel has created a preoperative cannabis use assessment tool to aid healthcare professionals in planning informed, individualized anesthesia and analgesia care for patients.

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Position Statement on Measurement Based Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

MBC supports optimal clinical practice, demonstrates the value of integrated care teams, and improves outcomes. As a clinical process, MBC is distinct from other important healthcare concepts, such as behavioral health screening, diagnostic clarification, or program evaluation. (3, 3, 4) Why is MBC important? 3, 5, 6) b.

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

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concluded back in 2000 that there is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against routine screening for dementia in older adults. If so, how do we screen and who do we screen? What should we use to screen individuals? Should it?

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Survey shows patients with diabetes who follow doctor's advice more likely to undergo diabetic retinopathy examinations

Medical Xpress

The Japanese clinical practice guidelines for diabetes recommend that individuals undergo a fundus examination at least once a year to screen for diabetic retinopathy. However, previous studies indicate that fewer than half of individuals with diabetes in Japan undergo regular fundus examinations.

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Hearing Loss in Geriatrics and Palliative Care: A Podcast with Nick Reed and Meg Wallhagen

GeriPal

Was there any mention about the impact that hearing loss has in communication or what we should do about it in clinical practice? Screening for addressing hearing loss should be an integral part of what we do in geriatrics and palliative care, but it often is either a passing thought or completely ignored. I’m guessing not.

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Urinary Incontinence Revisited: George Kuchel & Alison Huang

GeriPal

George 03:01 So I would say that as many clinical issues in older adults, we need to think about them in two ways. Incontinence and avoiding issues can present in an older individual, in some cases, just like they do a younger person. Biological aging or physiological aging varies from individual to individual.

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