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• AGS Geriatrics Virtual Patient Case: Goals of care and shared decision making for a patient with colon cancer and possible metastases American Geriatrics Society

  There is a significant shortfall of trained geriatricians to meet the healthcare needs of the older adult population, and older people are likely to need non-primary care from non-geriatrician specialists. The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) and the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) developed the Geriatrics Virtual Patient Cases in order to provide non-geriatrician specialists with guidance on best practices in the care of older adults. This specific case will improve the skill of non-geriatrician diplomates in addressing goals of care and shared decision making with geriatric patients.

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• Safe Means of Administering the Right Therapy Extended Release and Long Acting-Opioids - Get SMART ER/LA Johns Hopkins Medicine

  The FACTS 1.9 million Americans meet the criteria for opioid use in 2015 (CDC) 44 people die every day from opioid misuse (CDC) Many states already require opioid education, and the FDA is considering a national education mandate. Extended-release/long-acting (ER/LA) opioids are essential to treat many patients’ chronic pain but must be prescribed safely. Refresh or update your knowledge of optimal opioid therapy with our new CME/CE/MOC program, Get SMART (Get a Safe Means of Administering the Right Therapy). Six engaging modules provide key information with quick quizzes, videos, and more, for up to 3.0 CE credit hours/MOC points total: Assessing patients for treatment with ER/LA opioids Evaluating and initiating opioid therapy Managing opioid therapy Counseling patients and caregivers about safe opioid use Up-to-date drug information about ER/LA opioids.

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• COVID-19 Update March 2020 JAMA

  Coronavirus testing, mortality, vaccine development, containment vs mitigation, and more. Anthony S. Fauci, MD discusses the latest developments in the global spread of COVID-19 and the SARS-CoV-2 virus with JAMA Editor Howard Bauchner, MD.- What’s the difference between COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2? (01:15)- What’s the status and accuracy of diagnostic testing in the US? (01:58)- What’s the case-fatality rate for the virus? (05:31)- Scientific advances and vaccine development (25:06)- Are current clinical trials providing a picture of treatments? (13:41)- Risk communication: how do we present information so there’s faith that it’s accurate? (15:24)- Risk groups (children, the elderly, pregnant women) (16:26)- Containment vs mitigation vs quarantine vs isolation (19:10) – Protecting the elderly and nursing home resident (23:52)- Public health prospects in Latin America, Africa (26:35)- Will coronavirus wane in warmer months like influenza? (27:52)- Why is anxiety so high about this disease?- Does the US have capacity to care for COVID19 infection? (31:03)- What is your daily schedule like? (32:23).

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