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Measles in Colorado March 2025

April 2, 2025 dashephe

As of March 2025, there have been 483 confirmed cases of measles across 20 states. Ninety seven percent of the cases have been in individuals who are not vaccinated or…

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Your Role as Medical Director in the Survey Process | PALTmed

April 1, 2025 dashephe

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Dronabinol Use for Elderly Patients

March 21, 2025 dashephe

Yes, dronabinol increases mortality in the elderly. A retrospective, population-based cohort study published in Thorax evaluated the morbidity and mortality associated with prescription cannabinoid drug use, including dronabinol, among older…

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Physician Continuing Education | Colorado General Assembly

March 19, 2025 dashephe

https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb24-1153 “To meet the CME requirement, a physician must complete 30 credit hours of CME (CME credit hours) in the 24 months preceding the renewal, reinstatement, or reactivation of the…

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March 2025 Medical Director Report

March 11, 2025 dashephe

Pikes Peak LTC Ethics Committee Does Tamiflu Really Help? Evaluation of Oseltamivir Used to Prevent Hospitalization in Outpatients With Influenza: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis | Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology…

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AHA/ACC 2022 HF Guidelines

March 7, 2025 dashephe

2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Heart Failure Guideline: Key Perspectives – American College of Cardiology HFpEF LVEF > 50% HFrEF LVEF <40% Drugs: #458 Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction – The Curbsiders…

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Does Tamiflu Really Help?

March 7, 2025 dashephe

Evaluation of Oseltamivir Used to Prevent Hospitalization in Outpatients With Influenza: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis | Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology | JAMA Internal Medicine | JAMA Network Of 2352…

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Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking: Clinical Guidelines

March 7, 2025 dashephe

VSED (voluntarily stopping eating and drinking) Legal in every state Patient must have decision making capacity Once VSED is started it takes on average 10-14 days before death This should…

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REVISED: Revised Long-Term Care (LTC) Surveyor Guidance: Significant revisions to enhance quality and oversight of the LTC survey process

March 4, 2025 dashephe

https://www.cms.gov/files/document/qso-25-12-nh.pdf

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