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How Locum Tenens Fits Into Modern Healthcare Staffing Solutions

Barton Associates

flu season) Holidays and local events Unexpected emergencies or disasters Demographic changes in the community While historical data can provide some guidance, it’s nearly impossible to predict with 100% accuracy the exact staffing needs at any given time.

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Is it time for geriatricians to get on board with lecanemab? Jason Karlawish and Ken Covinsky

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary. We’ve talked at length on prior podcasts about the failures of aducnumab, Biogen, and the FDA’s decision to approve it. . But wait, there’s a shiny new anti-amyloid drug, lecanemab! (No No it’s not just the French version of Aducanumab). . In an article in the NEJM (a published article this time, wonder of wonders!)

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Storycatching: Podcast with Heather Coats and Thor Ringler

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary. Eric and I weren’t sure what to call this podcast – storytelling and medicine? Narrative medicine? We discussed it with today’s guests Heather Coats, palliative care NP-scientist, and Thor Ringler, poet. It wasn’t until the end that the best term emerged – storycatching. It’s since spread to over 70 VAs.

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

GeriPal

Mariah discussed her JAGS paper on applying a trauma-informed approach to home visits. Kate and Ashwin talked about their research on the prevalence of lifetime trauma and its association with physical and psychosocial health among adults at the end of life. Mariah, welcome to the GeriPal Podcast. Mariah 00:29 Glad to be here. Here we go.

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Sexual Function in Serious Illness: Areej El-Jawahri, Sharon Bober, and Don Dizon

GeriPal

Don Dizon, oncologist specializing in pelvic malignancies at Brown, suggests speaking in plain language, starting by normalizing sexual health issues, to paraphrase, “Many of my patients experience issues with intimacy and sexual health. Is that an issue for you? I’m happy to talk about it at any time.” This is Eric Widera. Ra ra ra ra.

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Navigating Executive Orders and DOJ Memos That Threaten Criminal Prosecution

FDA Law

Second, the memo makes it clear that the intended investigation targets are persons and entities providing medical care, but the statutes own definition of FGM excludes such care. FGM is defined as any procedure performed for non-medical reasons. Late last month the Attorney General issued a memo addressing both directives.