ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity

Recognizing and Dismantling Raciolinguistic Hierarchies in Latinx Health

Latinx individuals represent a linguistically and racially diverse, growing US patient population. Raciolinguistics considers intersections of language and race, prioritizes lived experiences of non English speakers, and can help clinicians more deftly conceptualize heterogeneity and complexity in Latinx health experiences….

LGH REGULAR SCHEDULED SERIES

Lowell General Hospital RSS Programs are planned/presented by LGH medical staff and targets the same audience and offered (ex. weekly, monthly, bimonthly and/or quarterly. Due to the sensitive of the material presented during RSS Programs, these are for LGH Medical…

LGH ADULT MEDICINE AND PEDIATRIC GRAND ROUNDS

Lowell General Hospital Grand Rounds is a weekly seminar series to support the academic environment of the Lowell General Hospital Medical Staff. Topics and speakers are selected to provide faculty and trainees with up-to-date knowledge about timely issues in medicine…

Holding Clinicians in Public Office Accountable to Professional Standards

Clinicians using governing authority to make public health policy are ethically obliged to draw upon scientific and clinical information that accords with professional standards. Just as the First Amendment does not protect clinicians who provide advice that fails to express…

Ethics Talk: Who Are You Voting For, Doc? I’m Voting For You

In this video edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, talks with Dr Alister Martin about the important role of health care professionals and organizations in helping patients get registered to vote especially during this COVID-19…

Papal Doctrines’ Deep Trauma Legacies in Minoritized Communities

Understanding papal documents from the 15th century and the nature and scope of their authority is important when working with Black, Indigenous, and people of color communities influenced by forces and structures of colonialism. Intergenerational trauma has deep roots, which…

When Symptoms Aren’t Visible or Measurable, How Should Disability Be Assessed?

Qualitative data can supplement and contextualize quantitative data and can be useful in disability determinations to help clinicians gain fuller understanding of patients’ experiences of chronic illness or disability. This commentary response to a case suggests the importance for patient-centered…