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How Mental Health & SUD Bias Impact ED Physical Care

Physician's Weekly

Mental health and SUD bias impact the quality of ED care that patients with these conditions receive for physical health concerns, according to research. Screen pain objectively. Embedding a psychiatric registered nurse or SUD counselor can decompress boarding and free physicians to manage medical presentations.

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Position Statement on Measurement Based Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

MBC is presented not simply as data collection, but as a dynamic, evidence-based clinical process that enhances outcomes, promotes equity, and strengthens team-based care. Rather, it is an evidence-based, collaborative process that mirrors the well-established framework of using physical symptom monitoring (e.g., 3, 5, 6) b.

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Screening for Dementia: A Podcast with Anna Chodos, Joseph Gaugler and Soo Borson

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concluded back in 2000 that there is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against routine screening for dementia in older adults. If so, how do we screen and who do we screen? What should we use to screen individuals? Cognitive screening.

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Using technology to reclaim our time

Today's Hospitalist

At its core, the technology utilizes sophisticated speech recognition to transcribe a conversation in the exam room or at the bedside. By removing the need to constantly look at a screen or type notes, we can be more present and engaged, fostering stronger therapeutic relationships and improving patient satisfaction.

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You don’t need labs to medically clear a psych patient

PEMBlog

However, the vast majority of pediatric patients with psychiatric complaints do not present with undifferentiated acute psychosis; rather, they are seen for behavioral concerns or suicidal ideation. These presentations include behavior concerns, depression, anxiety, and harm to self or others.

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A review of the utility of the ECG in Pediatric Syncope

PEMBlog

The majority of these are cardiac and so today we will review what to look for in your screening ECG. History and physical examination are critical components to any emergency department evaluation but are especially helpful in syncope patients. A review of red-flag symptoms can be found in the linked PEMBlog post. QT Interval.”

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Sweet! A Metabolic Disorders focused podcast episode

PEMBlog

She did her MD/PhD at Columbia University, where she investigated the diagnostic utility of exome sequencing for kidney disease. As always, I’m your host, Brad Sobolewski, and this episode focuses on the management of children with metabolic disorders who present to the emergency department. Take it away, Emily.