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Vaccine Updates 10-2025

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Here’s How Much Medicaid Spends on Undocumented Immigrants | MedPage Today

October 17, 2025 dashephe

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Risks of Tramadol Likely Outweigh Benefit for Chronic Pain | MedPage Today

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https://www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/painmanagement/117842 Tramadol versus placebo for chronic pain: a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis | BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine Conclusion Tramadol may have a slight effect on reducing chronic…

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October 13, 2025 dashephe

Pikes Peak Ethics Committee Meeting CDPHE Update on ACIP Vaccine Recommendations CDPHE ACIP vaccine update 9-30-25 – docShepherd Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices September meeting The Centers for Disease Control…

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Urine PCR Testing

October 10, 2025 dashephe

A Need for a Time-Out: A Consensus Statement From the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed) on the Use of Urine Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing for Urinary Tract Infections…

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Overview of Antipsychotic Use in LTC Patients

October 9, 2025 dashephe

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Diagnosis and Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes in Adults: A Review | Diabetes | JAMA | JAMA Network

October 7, 2025 dashephe

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Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Review | Infectious Diseases | JAMA | JAMA Network

October 7, 2025 dashephe

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2823762?utm_source=openevidence&utm_medium=referral

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High-Dose Influenza Vaccine to Reduce Hospitalizations | New England Journal of Medicine

September 30, 2025 dashephe

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2509834

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Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI)1 – Short

September 30, 2025 dashephe

https://bcbpsd.ca/docs/part-1/Final%20Cohen%20Mansfield%20Inventory.pdf

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  • CHROME 2.0 Reduces Psychotropic Prescribing, Improving Neuropsychiatric Symptoms and Falls in People With Dementia
  • Fall History Is the Only Morse Fall Scale Item That Differentiates Nursing Home Residents Who Fall From Those Who Do Not
  • Family Caregiver Perspectives on Advance Care Planning Discussions for Residents With Dementia Led by Trained Nursing Home Staff: Insights From the APPROACHES Project
  • Response to Letter to the Editor: Comment on “Effectiveness of a Community-Based eHealth Program on Self-Care, Cognition, and Health Outcomes of Older Adults With Chronic Diseases”
  • The Microtransition Adverse Event Sign-In/Sign-Out (MASS) Form: A Potential Solution to Communication Barriers for Outpatient Medical Appointments and Nonmedical Outings in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care

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