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March 2025 Medical Director Report

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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

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Workplace Violence in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Settings – Caring for the Ages

March 1, 2025 dashephe

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

February 26, 2025 dashephe

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CME Education Internal Med

Docusate doesn’t really work to prevent constipation.

February 24, 2025 dashephe

DS Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of oral docusate in the management of constipation in hospice patients – PubMed Conclusion: There was no significant benefit of docusate plus sennosides compared with…

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February 21, 2025 dashephe

Changes in Incident Schizophrenia Diagnoses Associated With Cannabis Use Disorder After Cannabis Legalization | Psychiatry and Behavioral Health | JAMA Network Open | JAMA Network Conclusions and Relevance In this…

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