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FDA Hosts Webinar for Stage 1 Requirements under LDT Final Rule

FDA Law Blog

The webinar largely consisted of summarizing the general requirements under Parts 803, 806 and 820.198, which we do not reproduce here ( but see another of our prior blog posts discussing these requirements and their applicable to LDTs in greater detail; you can also find FDA’s slides from the webinar here ). By Steven J.

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 2: Non-pharmacologic management of agitated children

PEMBlog

This entails utilizing the least invasive non-pharmacologic means of assisting them, before moving to physical or chemical restraints. This podcast episode hosted by Brad Sobolewski ( @PEMTweets ) and co-authored by Dennis Ren ( @DennisRenMD ) is all about age-appropriate non pharmacologic management strategies for agitated children.

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Assisted Living Communities: Podcast with Sheryl Zimmerman, Kenny Lam, and Ken Covinsky

GeriPal

” And the requests from management were to ask her to prescribe antipsychotics to try and sedate some of these behaviors away. So, how do we establish standards so that you even get the basic care you need for your cognitive or physical functional issues? I barely know what it is.”

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Hospital-at-Home: Bruce Leff and Tacara Soones

GeriPal

By the year 2000, everyone will be in a Medicare managed care plan.” Just think about something like a nurse visit, a nursing visit, or a physical therapy visit. And despite being well-managed, or at least, in theory, well-managed, by well-meaning Hopkins geriatricians, would often end up in the hospital.

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