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A Multimedia E-Book —A Story of Health: Filling a Gap in Environmental Health Literacy for Health Professionals
Author Affiliations open 1Western States Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA; 2California Environmental Protection Agency, Oakland, California, USA; 3Collaborative on Health and the Environment, Bolinas, California, USA; 4Science and Environmental Health Network, Ames, Iowa, USA; 5Environmental Medicine Branch, Division of Toxicology and Human Health Sciences, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, Georgia, USA PDF Version (3 MB) Summary About This Article Narrative approaches and storytelling are emerging a...
Source: EHP Research - August 1, 2016 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Web Admin Tags: Brief Communication August 2016 Source Type: research

Hospitalists ’ Reflections Offer Hope and Optimism for the Coming Years
As we come to the close of 2022, we take a moment to reflect on what we’ve learned these last few years, and more importantly, what new challenges and opportunities lie ahead. We spoke with hospitalists and leaders from a variety of institutions to get their feedback. The views they’ve shared are their own and not those of their institutions. Dr. Thompson Rachel Thompson, MD, MPH, FACP, SFHM, SHM president, is the chief medical officer at Snoqualmie Valley Hospital and Public Health District in Snoqualmie, Wash. Dr. Thompson says the most important lesson hospitalists have learned in the last three years is that the...
Source: The Hospitalist - December 1, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Ronda Whitaker Tags: Hospital Medicine Leadership People in HM Source Type: research

Online Continuing Education for Expanding Clinicians' Roles in Breastfeeding Support
Lack of health professional support is an important variable affecting mothers’ achievement of breastfeeding goals. Online continuing education is a recognized pathway for disseminating content for improving clinicians’ knowledge and supporting efforts to change practices. At the time we developed our project, free, accredited continuing education for physicians related to breastfeeding management that could be easily accessed using portable devices (via tablets/smartphones) was not available. Such resources were in demand, especially for facilities pursuing designation through the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initia...
Source: Journal of Human Lactation - October 9, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: Edwards, R. A., Colchamiro, R., Tolan, E., Browne, S., Foley, M., Jenkins, L., Mainello, K., Vallu, R., Hanley, L. E., Boisvert, M. E., Forgit, J., Ghiringhelli, K., Nordstrom, C. Tags: Insights in Practice Source Type: research

The educational mission in forensic publishing.
Authors: Pinals DA, Frierson RL Abstract Organizing frameworks that affect medical education include requirements for residency education set out by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), board certification requirements of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN), and requirements of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) for awarding continuing medical education (CME) credits. Physicians rely on a variety of sources to meet these requirements, including medical journals. It is unclear, however, whether journals actually assist physicians in meeti...
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law - November 18, 2015 Category: Medical Law Tags: J Am Acad Psychiatry Law Source Type: research

AMA Academic Physicians Section: 2015 Interim Meeting highlights
AMA policy review, educational sessions and networking opportunities with academic physician colleagues were part of the 2015 Interim Meeting of the Academic Physicians Section (AMA-APS) in Atlanta. Meeting participants—comprising deans and faculty from a wide range of medical schools, graduate medical education programs, and academic health systems nationwide—voiced their opinions and reached decisions on recommendations for several reports and resolutions to be acted upon by delegates at the Interim Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates (HOD). Issues covered included graduate medical education funding, access to ...
Source: AMA Wire - November 15, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Troy Parks Source Type: news

Get a crash course about CME credit systems at this special session
Are you new to the continuing medical education (CME) profession and attending the 41st annual conference of the Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions (ACEhp)? Learn about credit systems that help physicians advance their careers through lifelong learning during a session hosted by the AMA, the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). The session takes place Jan. 14 during ACEhp’s annual conference, to be held Jan. 13-16 in the Washington, D.C. area. The world of CME credit can be difficult to navigate, which is why this session will help CME b...
Source: AMA Wire - November 6, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Lyndra Vassar Source Type: news

AMA-SPS at the 2016 Interim Meeting
Join members of the Senior Physicians Section (AMA-SPS) at the 2016 Interim Meeting in Orlando from Nov. 12 to 15. The section is hosting a number of meetings for its members.Assembly Meeting: Saturday, Nov.12, from 11 a.m. to noon in Americas Seminar (Dolphin). Those present may introduce new items of business related to the section ' s mission and review items in the House of Delegates Handbook related to senior physician issues. A luncheon will be served at 11:30 am on a first-come, first-served basis. We hope you can join us and enjoy the fellowship of your senior physician colleagues. If you have questions about the m...
Source: AMA Wire - August 5, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Troy Parks Source Type: news

Professional Formation of Physicians Focused on Improving Care
As the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and National Academy of Medicine (NAM) increase emphasis on quality improvement (QI), continuing medical education must also adapt to meet these increasing demands. In fellowship programs and for attending physicians, QI initiatives exist but are more rare compared with initiatives during residency programs, and they are even more rare for orthopedic surgery residents, fellows, and attending physicians. A QI curriculum should be in place at all stages of continuing medical education, as they help meet the criteria of the ACGME and NAM and promote better cl...
Source: Orthopedic Clinics of North America - August 15, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Siddartha Simha, Zain Sayeed, Muhammad T. Padela, Alberto Criado, Karun Amar, Walid Yassir Source Type: research

Professional Formation of Physicians Focused on Improving Care: How Do We Get There?
Abstract As the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and National Academy of Medicine (NAM) increase emphasis on quality improvement (QI), continuing medical education must also adapt to meet these increasing demands. In fellowship programs and for attending physicians, QI initiatives exist but are more rare compared with initiatives during residency programs, and they are even more rare for orthopedic surgery residents, fellows, and attending physicians. A QI curriculum should be in place at all stages of continuing medical education, as they help meet the criteria of the ACGME and NAM and...
Source: The Orthopedic Clinics of North America - September 20, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Simha S, Sayeed Z, Padela MT, Criado A, Amar K, Yassir W Tags: Orthop Clin North Am Source Type: research

Racial/Ethnic Health Disparities in Dermatology in the United States Part 1: Overview of Contributing Factors and Management Strategies
Racial or ethnic disparities are prevalent in the field of dermatology. Part 1 of this continuing medical education series aims to elucidate contributors to racial and ethnic disparities within dermatology and highlight potential actionable steps to combat these disparities. We review access to care, workforce diversity, cultural competency, implicit bias, dermatologic education material, patient education, and clinical research. Part 2 of the continuing medical education series will address disease-specific inequities that influence the clinical practice of dermatology.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - February 6, 2022 Category: Dermatology Authors: Jette Hooper, Kimberly Shao, Hao Feng Source Type: research

Risk Management: Prescribing Controlled Substances: Managing the Risks
Conclusion Using the three Cs of risk management strategies—collecting information, communicating, and carefully documenting—when prescribing controlled substances supports quality patient care and can decrease the risk of improper prescribing allegations. Appendix 1. Prescribing Controlled Substances: Informed Consent Some, but not all states have promulgated various requirements and recommendations for components of an informed consent discussion when prescribing controlled substances.  The following is a compilation of current individual state requirements and recommendations for informed consent.  Prescribers sho...
Source: Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience - April 1, 2018 Category: Neuroscience Authors: ICNS Online Editor Tags: Current Issue Risk Management Source Type: research

Brian Hujdich
Executive Director, HealthHIVBrian Hujdich serves as Executive Director of HealthHIV, one of the largest national HIV non-profit organizations, and provides leadership to HealthHIV's staff and Board of Directors, focused on programmatic achievement, fiscal stability, and organizational development. Mr. Hujdich has over twenty-nine years of experience -- primarily in HIV -- in healthcare association management, medical advertising, health care public relations, public policy, and medical education. At HealthHIV, Brian overseas a diverse portfolio of programs and initiatives, which come together to advance community health a...
Source: PHRMA - October 29, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Stephen Source Type: news

BroadcastMed Acquires AEGIS Dental Network
FARMINGTON, Conn., Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BroadcastMed, the world ' s most innovative healthcare media company has acquired AEGIS Dental Network, expanding its audience of healthcare professionals with the addition of 400k dental clinicians to its existing membership of 1.7+million physicians across 11 specialties, resulting in an organization with more than 100 combined years of professional experience, leadership, and insight into healthcare publishing, education, and multimedia communications. The official announcement was made on August 18, 2022. This strategic investment is backed by 424 Capital, a growth capit...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - August 26, 2022 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news

What I wish I knew before becoming a hospitalist
This article is sponsored by the SHM Physicians in Training Committee, which submits quarterly content to The Hospitalist on topics relevant to trainees and early-career hospitalists. The post What I wish I knew before becoming a hospitalist appeared first on The Hospitalist.
Source: The Hospitalist - January 7, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Lisa Casinger Tags: Hospital Medicine Source Type: research

In memoriam of Professor Theodore L. Munsat (1930–2013): His outstanding legacy with the WFN
Abstract: The World Federation of Neurology (WFN) lost an outstanding leader on November 22, 2013 with the death of Professor Theodore Leon Munsat (“Ted”), in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA. Professor Munsat was Emeritus professor of Neurology at Tufts University School of Medicine and served the WFN in several capacities as trustee, chairman of the WFN Education and research committees, chairman of the WFN ALS Research group and founding director of the WFN Seminars in Clinical Neurology. He was president of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), 1989–1991, chairman of the Continuing Educational Committee of the AAN ...
Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - February 24, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Marco T. Medina Tags: Editorials Source Type: research