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Med Director Report

May 2025 Medical Director Report

May 19, 2025 dashephe

Summary of Citations from 2024 Measles Clinical Quicksheet from CDPHE Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Measles in Healthcare Settings | Infection Control | CDC Recommendations for Measles in…

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Liberal fluid intake versus fluid restriction in chronic heart failure: a randomized clinical trial | Nature Medicine

April 18, 2025 dashephe

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-025-03628-4

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A natural experiment on the effect of herpes zoster vaccination on dementia | Nature

April 18, 2025 dashephe

Through the use of a unique natural experiment, this study provides evidence of a dementia-preventing or dementia-delaying effect from zoster vaccination that is less vulnerable to confounding and bias than…

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Concomitant Use of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors With Oral Anticoagulants and Risk of Major Bleeding | Cardiology | JAMA Network Open | JAMA Network

April 9, 2025 dashephe

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2816687

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So you know how to treat iron deficiency anemia | Blood | American Society of Hematology

April 9, 2025 dashephe

https://ashpublications.org/blood/article/126/17/1971/34416/So-you-know-how-to-treat-iron-deficiency-anemia

Med Director Report

Medical Director Report April 2025

April 5, 2025 dashephe

Psychotropics and Chemical Restraints Ftag 605 Ensure that we are following a good process for recognizing behaviors, evaluating them, documenting them, and attempting non-pharm interventions. Always ask, “Is this for…

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Agreement of cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers and amyloid-PET in a multicenter study | European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

April 5, 2025 dashephe

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00406-023-01701-y

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Your Role as Medical Director in the Survey Process | PALTmed

April 5, 2025 dashephe

https://paltmed.org/your-role-medical-director-survey-process

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The unstoppable rise of health care administrators: a cautionary song

April 4, 2025 dashephe

https://kevinmd.com/2025/04/the-unstoppable-rise-of-health-care-administrators-a-cautionary-song.html

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RFK Jr. Falsely Claims Measles Vax Causes Deaths ‘Every Year’ | MedPage Today

April 2, 2025 dashephe

https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/vaccines/114662

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PALTmed-Colorado

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  • HEART FAILURE: The Guidelines, The Latest, Considerations with Older Adults
  • Glaucoma medications, Microtransitions
  • Anti-seizure Medications, Moving Forward, CHCA and CDPHE
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    • / Antimicrobial Stewardship in LTC -CDPHE
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    • / Graphics and Videos | Be Antibiotics Aware Partner Toolkit | Antibiotic Use | CDC
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MedPageToday

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  • CDC Study Warns on Infection-Related Cancers After Organ Transplant

JAMDA

  • 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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