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Hormone virtual consultation for PCOS | Canadian women

Dr. Zaar

Management of PCOS often requires a multi-disciplinary approach that includes hormone evaluation, lifestyle coaching, medicine, and follow-up. Specialization in distance: Even if you live in a small town or remote area, you can consult the top endocrinologist located in major Canadian cities. Why Virtual Care works for PCOS?

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MN Legislative Session 2025: Updates on Hearings and Bills

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

Meanwhile, Democrat David Gottfried ‘s win in the Roseville special election has tied the Minnesota House (67 Republicans, 67 Democrats), shifting the balance of power and influencing which bills move forward in coming weeks. Committee Hearing Updates Last week saw several key legislative hearings.

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Clinical Trials Join the Remote Work Revolution: FDA’s New Draft Guidance on Decentralized Clinical Trials

FDA Law

Study visits can be conducted using telehealth visits if in-person interaction is not necessary. For example, the draft guidance notes that the trial’s data management plan should include information about the multiple sources of data collection. Trial personnel can also be sent to participant’s homes.

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Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

See the discussion on the Special Consideration IMG (International Medical Graduates) Pilot Pathway below.) The group discussed evolving trends in telehealth and how to capture that as a category of community practice. or Canada to become eligible for ABIM Board Certification.

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Infectious Disease Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

Members pointed to challenges in access to care and medication in states that rely heavily on federal funding, health program funding cuts that affect HIV prevention and treatment, and managing fear and uncertainty in patients, particularly those in rural and underserved communities.

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PC Trials at State of Science: Tom LeBlanc, Kate Courtright, & Corita Grudzen

GeriPal

The idea is, if it works at MGH, that’s a special kind of a place, maybe they do palliative care differently, maybe they have better resources, would this work at other transplant centers that have different kinds of clinicians or that serve different kinds of patients; so we wanted to have diversity of sites and clinicians and patients.

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Implementing Palliative Care in Nursing Homes: A Podcast wtih Connie Cole, Kathleen Unroe, and Cari Levy

GeriPal

Despite these substantial needs, specialized palliative care beyond hospice is rare in nursing homes. How to think about primary and specialized palliative care in this setting. And so I tried to get her actually to pain management, and I couldn’t. Pain management wouldn’t come to the facility, and she was bedbound.