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Re: If Any Drug Tested on HEK-293 Is Immoral, Goodbye Modern Medicine | Matthew Schneider
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Scientific Brief: Community Use of Cloth Masks to Control the Spread of SARS-CoV-2 | CDC
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The Adult Vaccine Assessment Tool | CDC

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August 19, 2022 dashephe

Recently, I sent you guidance from the CDC about using Enhanced Barrier Precautions for patients with drug resistant organisms, wounds, and indwelling catheters. This is an update to CDC guidance,…

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Changes to CMS guidance for LTC

August 16, 2022 dashephe

1. Make sure we are not diagnosing schizophrenia incorrectly. Essentially no one presents with schizophrenia over 60 y/o and certainly not if they also have dementia. 2. The F06 group…

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Prudent prescriber: aricept review

August 16, 2022 dashephe

I continue to not see any impressive data to prove that Aricept provides clinically significant help for those with dementia. This review outlines that opinion as well and summarizes several…

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CDC Updates Guidance on Enhanced Barrier Precautions for Nursing Homes

August 15, 2022 dashephe

https://www.ahcancal.org/News-and-Communications/Blog/Pages/CDC-Updates-Guidance-on-Enhanced-Barrier-Precautions-for-Nursing-Homes.aspx CDC Updates Guidance on Enhanced Barrier Precautions for Nursing Homes Coinciding with a new report on antimicrobial resistance, the CDC has updated its guidance on enhanced barrier precautions (EBP)…

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LTC Newsletter August 2022

August 9, 2022 dashephe

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People deserve better than ‘destination hallway’ in emergency departments

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PainAD scale

June 28, 2022 dashephe

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Deficiency Citations on Inappropriate Psychotropics Use Related to Q1 Care for Behavioral Symptoms of Dementia

June 13, 2022 dashephe

https://drive.google.com/file/d/19fcQk9enKjYsHGcU1mrzJe5cww4hqig6/view?usp=sharing — DCS Internal Medicine, LLC Dr. David Shepherd DO, MBA, MS, CMD Internal Medicine Physician, Medical Informaticist, Medical Director 3472 Research Parkway, Suite 104-412 Colorado Springs, CO 80920 Office…

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