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

PEMBlog

System level innovations such as the electronic health platform, including order entry, were intended to improve efficiency but may result in the unintended consequence of making it easier to order a chest radiograph without substantiating the need or in conflict with best clinical practice guidelines.

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Logistics Unwrapped: A Roadmap to Successful FDA Meetings in In-Person and Hybrid Formats

FDA Law

Additionally, recent visitors did not have to scan their identification cards through an electronic machine. This allows time for parking, shuttle transportation, security checks, and room setup. During this time, CDRH moved from Webex to Zoom and gained experience with the virtual platform. Be ready with backup options (e.g.,

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Middle to Older Age Latinas Experiences Across the Cervical Cancer Continuum: Screening, Diagnosis, Treatment and Impact [Health care disparities]

Annals of Family Medicine

Participants were recruited via electronic healthcare records, community tabling events, and social media efforts. About 90% were either currently or formerly undocumented, 2/3 spoke Spanish, 2/3 made <$50,000 annually, and 1/3 reported inadequate transportation. Our Community Advisory Board (CAB) guided this work.

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Time to stop driving? Podcast with Emmy Betz and Terri Cassidy

GeriPal

Because I don’t think we think about that so much in palliative care, but we do in geriatrics. But I believe before we start, somebody has a song request for Alex. Is it you, Emmy? Emmy: It is. Eric: What’s the song? Emmy: I just forgot the name of the song… [laughter]. Alex: Pink Cadillac by Bruce Springsteen? I like that song.

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Surrogate Decision Making: Bernie Lo and Laurie Dornbrand

GeriPal

The hospital refused without a court order, and the case eventually made its way to the Supreme Court. Arguing for the state of Missouri against the Cruzan’s was Ken Starr, who would later be assigned the role of special prosecutor in the investigation of the Clintons (Whitewater, Lewensky, etc). They shake their heads, they say I’ve changed.

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This Thanksgiving, Be Thankful for Family and Food(borne Illness Prevention)

FDA Law

for the immediate subsequent recipient (other than a transporter) of the food); Quantity and unit of measure of the food; Product description for the food; Relevant dates (e.g., What information firms must maintain and share under the rule depends on the type of activities they perform in the supply chain with respect to an FTL food.

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Sweet! A Metabolic Disorders focused podcast episode

PEMBlog

This episode will help you better prepare for and manage children with inborn errors of metabolism in the Emergency Department. Consider it a supplement to what you remember from Biochemistry and the instructions on the family’s laminated care plan sheet. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. And you’re thinking, hey!