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Infectious Disease 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.” The group discussed how sharing data of this kind between organizations is a step toward a solution.

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

GeriPal

Eric: And we’re going to get to results, but that’s why I also love that 2016 paper: I think it was the very first palliative care trial that ever looked at individuals getting curative therapy. Eric: I think about it as the first one to address individuals’ curative therapy. Tom: That’s probably true.

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PC for Patients with Substance Use Disorder: Janet Ho, Sach Kale, Julie Childers

GeriPal

Substance use disorder is one of those complex issues in which clinical practice is changing rapidly. And I’m wondering from a practical standpoint, when you think about pain management in those with a history of substance use disorder who have substance use disorder active like is buprenorphine like your go to drug right now?

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Understanding the Variability in Care of Nursing Home Residents with Advanced Dementia

GeriPal

Joan: A lot of my work comes out of my clinical practice. We got rid of all these psychotropic medications and this person … one individual had had a vascular dementia. Caroline: Certainly, the pandemic has certainly catalyzed the use of telehealth. Then we wouldn’t play that game of being rehabbed to death.