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Here you'll find the latest news and featured highlights from Clinician Resources.
International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (June 26)
Responsible Prescription of Pain Medicine during a Drug Overdose Epidemic
Dr. Travis Rieder shares his personal experiences as a pain and opioid therapy patient and discusses bioethics in the context of the opioid overprescription and overdose epidemic. He offers policy analysis surrounding this issue and highlights practical ways that physicians can help to prevent and resolve opioid addiction and overdose.
CME, Ethics & Pain Management credit available
Professional Wellness Month
Coaching to Mitigate Burnout and Foster Team Wellness
Dr. Lacey L. Schmidt discusses the factors that make heath care a high-risk profession in terms of burnout, and coaching strategies to help mitigate those risks in yourself and your patient care team.
CME & Ethics credit available
PTSD Awareness Month
Increasing Efficacy of Treatment for Survivors of Human Trafficking: Treating PTSD and Complex PTSD through a Collaborative Approach
Dr. Naomi Azar discusses the concepts and ethical treatment of PTSD and complex PTSD, specifically in survivors of human trafficking. She reviews evidence that supports the use of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy (EMDR) in the management of trauma.
CME & Ethics credit available
Men’s Health Month
Screening for Colorectal Cancer
Dr. Ronald A. Gagliano Jr. and Dr. Devi Mukkai Krishnamurty discuss the burden of colorectal cancer in the U.S. and the importance of early detection for the best patient health outcomes. They focus on the supporting evidence and efficacy of both age-based and risk-based colorectal screening recommendations.
CME credit available
Mental Health Month
How the Health Insurance Industry Militates Against Mental Health
Dr. J. Wesley Boyd discusses evidence that supports the claim that, due to the importance placed on profits, the United States health insurance industry has greatly impeded access to mental health care.
CME credit available
Lupus Awareness Month
Annual Finger Lecture: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Update
Dr. Michelle Petri discusses current best practices in detecting and managing systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and its various complications. She discusses the overreliance on prednisone and why SLE is a leading cause of death in young women of color.
CME credit available
Hepatitis Awareness Month
Management of Hepatitis C in Primary Care
Dr. Saira Aijaz Khaderi, Dr. Justin A. Reynolds, Erin Sharp, PharmD, MBA, and Dr. Nicholas Stine discuss the updates in the prevention and treatment of hepatitis C in primary care settings.
CME credit available
Asthma Awareness Month
Clinicopathologic Conference: A Case of Chronic Dyspnea: How EOS Took My Breath Away
Dr. Matthew Mason shares the case of a 51-year-old woman with a history of asthma, hypertension, and GERD who presented to the emergency department with acute on chronic productive cough and shortness of breath. For this case, Dharani Narendra serves as the case discussant, and Dr. Bhavika Kaul serves as the pulmonary and critical care medicine expert discussant.
CME credit available
Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) Awareness Month
Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder: Practice Updates for Psychiatrists
Dr. Julia Ridgeway-Diaz discusses functional neurological symptom disorder diagnosis and current recommendations for management. She explains relevant physiology, diagnostic work-up, symptoms, and treatments through the example of a patient case report.
CME credit available
Minority Health Month
Health Inequity: What Is at the Root of It All?
Dr. Veronica Gillispie-Bell discusses institutional and structural racism and how they lead to health disparities. She describes strategies to reduce inequity in healthcare access and outcomes.
CME credit available