In the US, drug and opioid overdose deaths have nearly quadrupled over the last decade. Synthetic opioid-related deaths increased 850% in women. Nearly 85% of pregnancies in women with substance use disorder (SUD) are unintended. During pregnancy, chronic untreated substance…
Fetal malpresentation is defined as a fetus presenting at birth in a non-vertex presentation as either occiput transverse (OT) or occiput posterior (OP). This condition occurs 15% to 25% at term and 5% to 12% at birth, frequently increases risk…
The diagnosis of a substance use or opioid use disorder during pregnancy is linked to complications for the mother, fetus, and newborn. Chronically drug exposed fetuses are at high risk for neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) or neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome…
The diagnosis of a substance use or opioid use disorder during pregnancy is linked to complications for the mother, fetus, and newborn. Chronically drug exposed fetuses are at high risk for neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) or neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome…
This overview of the discipline of diagnostic safety gives information about the number of diagnostic errors that occur each year in the US. It discusses barriers that make diagnostic errors more likely and presents strategies for making diagnosis safer.
Cesarean delivery rates have steadily increased over the past few decades without an equivalent improvement in maternal or neonatal outcomes and the use of non-invasive interventions to promote vaginal birth seems to be a lost art. This is part 3…
Concerns related to the high cesarean birth rate in the United States have driven the development of safety initiatives that focus on promoting vaginal birth. Knowledge of current professional recommendations and guidelines related to the safe promotion of vaginal birth…
For the FMA’s 2024 Annual Meeting, three CME tracks have been planned to support physicians in accomplishing the following goals: 1. Successfully navigate Florida’s medical landscape; 2. Comply with specific state requirements (screening and making appropriate referrals for human trafficking…
How have your hospital’s healthcare-associated infection (HAI) rates changed over the past few years? Trends of substantial increases in CLABSI, CAUTI, and VAE rates have been reported in the literature during the pandemic. This webinar will review the use of…
Pediatricians see patients across the age continuum from neonate to young adult and address a wide range of developmental and disease processes. As the patient matures, the pediatric goals gradually transition from counseling and seeking only parental or guardian consent…
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