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Alcohol Free for Five Years Today

Mere Mortal MD

“Sobriety is about freeing yourself from any behavior that enslaves you and keeps you from being present in life.” Usually when I set my mind to something—say, like going to medical school at the age of 35—I made it happen. I wanted to drink less and yet struggled with doing just that. I am finally free.

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The Power of Words, 16 Years Later

A Country Doctor Writes

There, as medical director, I had a friend and ally in the behavioral health director, and both our departments underwent years of rapid growth. The organization now employs a single psychiatric nurse practitioner for medication management. 16 years ago I was a newcomer, at age 56, in the northernmost part of Maine.

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Vaccine Uptake Strategies & Ethical Considerations- Part II

Integrated Care News by CFHA

Availability and Requirements Vaccination programs in communities, including schools, childcare centers, community gathering places, and homes, also successfully improve vaccine uptake, especially for children less likely to access healthcare. That is, autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice.

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Episode 181: Antiracism in Medicine Series – Episode 9 – Moving Towards Antiracism in Medical Education

The Clinical Problem Solvers

[link] Summary In this special episode of the Antiracism in Medicine Series, originally recorded for the 2021 Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Meeting, the CPSolvers Antiracism team discusses what must be done to make medical education more antiracist. board examinations and mandated competencies).

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Outcomes of Guidelines from Health Technology Assessment Organizations: A Systematic Mixed Studies Review [Systematic review, meta-analysis, or scoping review]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Health Technology Assessment (HTA) organizations determine the value of health technologies such as medical devices, lab tests, or medications. Phase-1: We conducted a hybrid deductive-inductive thematic analysis, identified the types of outcomes, and displayed the relationships between these types on a concept map.

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How Locum Tenens Fits Into Modern Healthcare Staffing Solutions

Barton Associates

It’s clear traditional healthcare staffing solutions, such as in-house hiring, are no longer sufficient—read on for a deep dive on the limitations of permanent providers and why you should consider partnering with a locum tenens medical staffing network at your facility. What are the limitations of permanent healthcare staffing solutions?

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Risking It All For a New Business Model at Family Physicians of St. Joe

Family Physicians of St. Joseph

That has placed them in the rare company of becoming one of the Top Fifteen Under 15 businesses in our community. When announcing the transition to a Direct Primary Care practice in April, 2017, they were met with criticism, anger, misunderstanding, and the loss of many patient relationships that meant a great deal to the entire team.