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Effect of brief dermoscopy training on primary care providers' diagnostic accuracy on a test and in practice [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Brief dermoscopy training has been shown to improve diagnostic accuracy on image recognition tests, but few, if any, studies have examined its effect on clinician behavior and clinical outcome measures. Setting: Divisions of Family Medicine and Community Internal Medicine at a large academic medical center in Southeast Minnesota.

Primary Care

Primary Care Provider Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practice

Episode 293 – Antiracism in Medicine Series – Episode 22 – Live from SGIM 2023: Best of Antiracism Research at the Society of General Internal Medicine’s 2023 Annual Meeting

The Clinical Problem Solvers

JUNE 26, 2023

This year’s episode, our third conducted at SGIM, is focused on the importance of language in medicine and the role it can play in perpetuating stigma and bias. Describe difficulties and examples of how to measure unconscious race bias in medical practice. He has also served as a Council member and Secretary of SGIM.

Electronics

Electronics Internal Medicine Patient-Centered Healthcare

Rheumatology Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

APRIL 24, 2025

Dave, MD, MPH , inquired how stressors may contribute to candidates failing the certification examination and Dr. McDonald stated that knowledge gaps were the primary cause, though ABIM provides safeguards to reduce stress like grace periods and consideration of compassionate exemptions for extraordinary life circumstances.

Board-Certified

Board-Certified Board-Certified Physicians Community Government

Deprescribing Super Special III: Constance Fung, Emily McDonald, Amy Linsky, and Michelle Odden

GeriPal

JANUARY 23, 2025

Join us as we dive deeper into these studies and discuss the implications for clinical practice and patient care. Our first guest is Emily McDonald, who’s a physician in general medicine and epidemiologist and Associate professor at McGill. It seems very easy to prescribe medicines, and we do that very well.

Specialization

Specialization IT Patient-Centered Medical

Urinary Incontinence Revisited: George Kuchel & Alison Huang

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.

IT

IT Patient-Centered Patients Clinic

You don’t need X-Rays in a child with bronchiolitis, croup, asthma, or first time wheezing

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.

Asthma

Asthma Electronics Utilities Clinical Practice

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

PEMBlog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

This is a blog post 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.

Patients

Patients Illness Hospital Management

Are your patients satisfied?

Physician's Practice

JUNE 25, 2025

Welcome to Five Minute Practice Fix, featuring instructional videos by physician and business of medicine expert Neil Baum, M.D. Dr. Baum is Professor of Clinical Urology at Tulane Medical School in New Orleans, Louisiana. About Neil Baum, M.D.

Patients

Patients Private Practice Management Healthcare

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

GeriPal

JUNE 12, 2025

Eric 00:42 So on this podcast, we’re gonna be talking about what every healthcare provider should know about radiation oncology. I’m sort of seeing them in clinic for consideration of palliative radiation, they have a lot going on. Emily, welcome to GeriPal. Emily 00:32 It’s good to be here. Evie, welcome to GeriPal.

Patient-Centered

Patient-Centered Referral Patients IT

Hematology Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

JUNE 24, 2025

Dr. McDonald acknowledged that recent executive orders have emphasized more competition in medical and legal education accreditation, but reaffirmed ABIM’s commitment to evidence-based practice and health equity. A representative from the American Society of Hematology (ASH) joined for a portion of the meeting*.

Board-Certified

Board-Certified Board-Certified Physicians Government Community

Anxiety in Late Life and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Alex Gamble and Brianna Williamson

GeriPal

JUNE 27, 2024

Alex is a triple-boarded (palliative care, internal medicine, and psychiatry) assistant professor of medicine at Stanford. MOC points per podcast in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Summary Transcript Summary “Anxiety is a lot like a toddler.

Illness

Illness IT Diagnosis Patient-Centered

Nephrology Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

MAY 30, 2025

Lieske, MD , raised concerns about how new government policies may affect international medical graduates and health equity work at ABIM. ABIM currently publishes internal medicine residency program pass rates for three-year periods. Rodriguez, MD , Chair of the Nephrology Board, and John C.

Board-Certified

Board-Certified Government Internal Medicine Private Practice

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

JUNE 4, 2025

Representatives from the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE), the Association of Program Directors in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (APDEM) and the Endocrine Society joined for a portion of the meeting*.

Diabetes

Diabetes Board-Certified Telehealth Government

Infectious Disease Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

JUNE 11, 2025

A small number of infectious disease physicians are dual-certified, meaning they maintain an additional certification—the largest number (208) in critical care medicine. Representatives from the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) joined for a portion of the meeting*.

Board-Certified

Board-Certified Government Community Education

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

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Substance use disorder is one of those complex issues in which clinical practice is changing rapidly. Inspired by Dani Chammass paper in Annals of Internal Medicine titled, Wishing for a no show we talk about countertransference: start by asking yourself, Why am I having difficulty? What is making this hard for me?

Patients

Patients Clinic Patient-Centered Illness

Potentially Unsafe Low-evidence Treatments: Adam Marks, Laura Taylor, & Jill Schneiderhan

GeriPal

APRIL 24, 2025

We and our guests have noticed that in our clinical practices, patients and caregivers seem to be asking for such treatments more frequently. We discuss an article they wrote about PULET for the American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, including: What makes a PULET a PULET? Ivermectin to treat cancer. Think vitamins.

Patient-Centered

Patient-Centered IT Patients Illness

Dignity at the End of Life: A Podcast with Harvey Chochinov

GeriPal

AUGUST 24, 2023

And although it wasn’t a conscious decision, or connection, in my mind between entering medicine and the experience of having grown up in a family with Ellen. But once I got into medicine, I found myself attracted to the field of psychiatry. Harvey: I feel welcome. Eric: Well, Harvey, I’m excited to talk.

Patient-Centered

Patient-Centered Patients IT Illness

Trauma-Informed Care: A Podcast with Mariah Robertson, Kate Duchowny, and Ashwin Kotwal

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Summary Transcript CME Summary Trauma is a universal experience, and our approach as health care providers to trauma should be universal as well. Mariah discussed her JAGS paper on applying a trauma-informed approach to home visits. Mariah, welcome to the GeriPal Podcast. Mariah 00:29 Glad to be here. Kate, welcome to the GeriPal Podcast.

IT

IT Patient-Centered Individual Screening

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

GeriPal

MARCH 10, 2022

Archives of Internal Medicine 2010. The Lived Experience of Providing Feeding Assistance to a Family Member with Dementia. One of them is Karen Steinhauser’s Annals of Internal Medicine paper on, In Search of a Good Death. Rehabbed to Death. Welcome to the GeriPal Podcast, Caroline. Caroline: Thanks, Alex.

Nurse Practitioner

Nurse Practitioner Hospital Families Family

Hastening Death by Stopping Eating and Drinking: Hope Wechkin, Thaddeus Pope, & Josh Briscoe

GeriPal

MARCH 20, 2025

And is there a middle path to provide some degree of comfort while also hastening the end of life? Should these patients qualify for medical aid in dying medications? Eric 00:13 And Alex, who do you have with us today? Alex 00:14 We have a very full house today. Hope Wechkin brought this topic to us. We love it when our guests suggest things.

IT

IT Patient-Centered Patients Medical

Pragmatic Trial of ACP: Jennifer Wolff, Sydney Dy, Danny Scerpella, and Jasmine Santoyo-Olsson

GeriPal

MARCH 27, 2025

Summary Transcript CME Summary A pragmatic trial evaluates the effectiveness of a treatment or intervention in real-world clinical practice. In the primary care practices that received the advance care planning intervention, rates of advance care planning were higher (about double). Jennifer, welcome to the GeriPal Podcast.

Primary Care

Primary Care IT Clinic Patient-Centered

Primary Care Digest

Effect of brief dermoscopy training on primary care providers' diagnostic accuracy on a test and in practice [Education and training]

Episode 293 – Antiracism in Medicine Series – Episode 22 – Live from SGIM 2023: Best of Antiracism Research at the Society of General Internal Medicine’s 2023 Annual Meeting

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Rheumatology Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

Deprescribing Super Special III: Constance Fung, Emily McDonald, Amy Linsky, and Michelle Odden

Urinary Incontinence Revisited: George Kuchel & Alison Huang

You don’t need X-Rays in a child with bronchiolitis, croup, asthma, or first time wheezing

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

Are your patients satisfied?

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

Hematology Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

Anxiety in Late Life and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Alex Gamble and Brianna Williamson

Nephrology Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

Infectious Disease Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

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

Potentially Unsafe Low-evidence Treatments: Adam Marks, Laura Taylor, & Jill Schneiderhan

Dignity at the End of Life: A Podcast with Harvey Chochinov

Trauma-Informed Care: A Podcast with Mariah Robertson, Kate Duchowny, and Ashwin Kotwal

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

Hastening Death by Stopping Eating and Drinking: Hope Wechkin, Thaddeus Pope, & Josh Briscoe

Pragmatic Trial of ACP: Jennifer Wolff, Sydney Dy, Danny Scerpella, and Jasmine Santoyo-Olsson

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