tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347648242024-03-12T15:04:13.472-07:00CME LinkagesDebbie Gisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10435539424173663944noreply@blogger.comBlogger927125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34764824.post-80502943507904482682011-08-11T14:20:00.000-07:002011-08-11T14:20:24.045-07:00July/August 2011 Issue of the ACCME Report now availableClick here to access...and click here to access the June report if you missed it like I did.Debbie Gisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10435539424173663944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34764824.post-86924077592880661182011-08-08T17:34:00.000-07:002011-08-08T17:35:31.186-07:00Dr. Bernadine P. Healy passes away...From the New York Times:
Dr. Bernadine P. Healy, the first woman to lead the National Institutes of Health and the first physician to lead the American Red Cross until she was forced out in a storm of criticism over flawed responses to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, died on Saturday at her home in Gates Mills, Ohio. She was 67. Click here to access the article.Debbie Gisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10435539424173663944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34764824.post-65422425431738393482011-04-21T15:11:00.001-07:002011-04-21T15:11:18.499-07:00March/April 2011 Issue of The ACCME Report Now AvailableClick here to access.Debbie Gisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10435539424173663944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34764824.post-54955516938132114032011-03-13T16:21:00.001-07:002011-03-13T16:21:56.409-07:00Culture clash?Debbie Gisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10435539424173663944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34764824.post-43482838242054132232011-03-06T09:30:00.000-08:002011-03-06T09:31:13.265-08:00Overradiated Brain Scan PatientsFrom the New York Times article:
A large West Virginia hospital seriously overradiated patients suspected of having strokes with CT scans for more than a year after similar episodes prompted federal officials to alert hospitals nationwide to be especially careful when using those types of scans, interviews and documents show.
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“The events of the past year have certainly raised awareness of Debbie Gisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10435539424173663944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34764824.post-13535346136649038072011-02-18T13:37:00.000-08:002011-02-18T13:38:12.714-08:00Read further if you'd like to vote for Erik Gistas Best Artist of the Year (Pro) in the Rondo Awards which celebrates the best in classic horror. Click here for more information. Thanks!Debbie Gisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10435539424173663944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34764824.post-13312993089184679642011-02-03T11:31:00.000-08:002011-02-03T11:31:19.066-08:00Health AffairsLooks like there are a number of good articles in the February issue of Health Affairs. Click here to access the TOC (subscription required).Debbie Gisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10435539424173663944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34764824.post-8800310085714500262011-01-26T09:55:00.000-08:002011-01-26T09:55:27.290-08:00Jan/Feb 2011 issue of Medical Meetings magazinenow available online...click here to access.Debbie Gisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10435539424173663944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34764824.post-58144834407849647902011-01-09T09:50:00.000-08:002011-01-09T09:50:06.503-08:00Misuse of ICDs?From the JAMA article "Non–Evidence-Based ICD Implantations in the United States":
Conclusion Among patients with ICD implants in this registry, 22.5% did not meet evidence-based criteria for implantation. Click here to access the article abstract.Debbie Gisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10435539424173663944noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34764824.post-49729139302428541112010-12-28T16:37:00.000-08:002010-12-28T16:37:52.882-08:00PaleopathologyFrom the New York Times article "Unearthing Prehistoric Tumors, and Debate":
Often thought of as a modern disease, cancer has always been with us. Where scientists disagree is on how much it has been amplified by the sweet and bitter fruits of civilization. Over the decades archaeologists have made about 200 possible cancer sightings dating to prehistoric times. But considering the difficulties Debbie Gisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10435539424173663944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34764824.post-15828517955022403342010-12-26T15:47:00.000-08:002010-12-26T15:47:22.859-08:00Fantastic Voyage?...Google's The Body BrowserGoogle "Body Browser" to access. I haven't looked at it yet but it might be a good patient education tool.Debbie Gisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10435539424173663944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34764824.post-63218380264203372642010-12-25T16:20:00.000-08:002010-12-25T16:21:55.188-08:00Rethinking the placebo effectFrom the Plos One article "Placebos without Deception: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Irritable Bowel Syndrome":
Placebos administered without deception may be an effective treatment for IBS. Further research is warranted in IBS, and perhaps other conditions, to elucidate whether physicians can benefit patients using placebos consistent with informed consent.Click here to access this Debbie Gisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10435539424173663944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34764824.post-2835365004531609142010-12-21T14:36:00.000-08:002010-12-21T14:36:09.213-08:00November/December 2010 Issue of The ACCME Report now onlineIncluded in this issue is the executive summary of the ACCME Board of Directors meeting, held November 18 – 19, 2010. Click here to access the newsletter.Debbie Gisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10435539424173663944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34764824.post-8166315089662037082010-12-06T11:08:00.000-08:002010-12-06T11:08:55.475-08:00To stent or not to stent or if I could turn back time...From the New York Times article "Doctor Faces Suits Over Cardiac Stents":
The Senate Finance Committee, which oversees Medicare, started investigating Dr. Midei in February after a series of articles in The Baltimore Sun said that Dr. Midei at St. Joseph Medical Center, in Towson, Md., had inserted stents in patients who did not need them, reaping high reimbursements from Medicare and private Debbie Gisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10435539424173663944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34764824.post-81379754231852655152010-12-04T12:21:00.000-08:002010-12-04T12:21:25.353-08:00Patty Cake CatsDebbie Gisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10435539424173663944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34764824.post-39265478723573799272010-11-21T12:50:00.000-08:002010-11-21T12:50:42.786-08:00Blogs and nepotismYep, definitely nepotism, but I wanted to let "my world" know about the new blog started by my nephew Erik's wife, Meadow. Both Erik and Meadow are art teachers at Watts Atelier in the beach community of Encinitas, California -- both also freelance. Meadow actually makes the period costumes for her paintings...her first blog posting is about how she is making a regency bonnet for a Debbie Gisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10435539424173663944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34764824.post-22803645098347575342010-11-11T14:27:00.000-08:002010-11-11T14:27:38.423-08:00Nov/Dec issue of Medical Meetings magazine now onlineThis issue contains an article on team-based continuing education! Check it out by clicking here.Debbie Gisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10435539424173663944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34764824.post-7090066459253036822010-11-08T15:11:00.000-08:002010-11-08T15:11:16.061-08:00NPs as independent PCPs...has the future just arrived?From the FierceHealthcare article:
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield (CareFirst) today announced that, effective immediately, it will permit nurse practitioners (NPs) to participate in its health care provider networks as independent primary care providers. Previously, CareFirst permitted NPs to participate in its networks, but they were only permitted to practice independently of physicians in Debbie Gisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10435539424173663944noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34764824.post-30075902800486368632010-11-08T09:55:00.000-08:002010-11-08T15:11:49.146-08:00NAAMECC transforms into NAMECThe North American Association of Medical Education and Communication Companies (NAAMECC) recently changed its name to the National Association of Medical Education Companies (NAMEC). Click here to access their website.Debbie Gisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10435539424173663944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34764824.post-59172766328911118032010-11-02T10:34:00.000-07:002010-11-02T10:34:34.427-07:00Academic Medicine Supplement - Free!September 2010 - Volume 85 - Supplement, A Snapshot of Medical Student Education in the United States and Canada: Reports from 128 SchoolsDebbie Gisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10435539424173663944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34764824.post-1755258077561744932010-10-31T13:40:00.000-07:002010-10-31T13:40:52.639-07:00Happy Halloween!Erik, you've hardly changed at all! Debbie Gisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10435539424173663944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34764824.post-14047797033666452922010-10-17T11:07:00.000-07:002010-10-17T11:07:20.706-07:00A lost art?From the New York Times article "Physician Revives a Dying Art: The Physical":
He is out to save the physical exam because it seems to be wasting away, he says, in an era of CT, ultrasound, M.R.I., countless lab tests and doctor visits that whip by like speed dates. Who has not felt slighted by a stethoscope applied through the shirt, or a millisecond peek into the throat?Some doctors would Debbie Gisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10435539424173663944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34764824.post-86155194594723654142010-10-08T13:14:00.000-07:002010-10-08T13:14:57.122-07:00October issue of Health Affairs now onlineThis issue is packed with a number of articles on health reform and comparative effectiveness research. Click here to access the TOC (sub. req.).Debbie Gisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10435539424173663944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34764824.post-53882022177381457332010-10-03T11:24:00.000-07:002010-10-03T11:24:12.676-07:00Health care fraud?From the New York Times article "Side Effects May Include Lawsuits":
FOR decades, antipsychotic drugs were a niche product. Today, they’re the top-selling class of pharmaceuticals in America, generating annual revenue of about $14.6 billion and surpassing sales of even blockbusters like heart-protective statins.
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Anointed with names like Abilify and Debbie Gisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10435539424173663944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34764824.post-23542379501473721712010-09-26T14:44:00.000-07:002010-09-26T14:44:20.864-07:00To mammogram or not to mammogram?From the New York Times article "Mammograms' Value in Cancer Fight at Issue":
Starting in their 40s or 50s, most women in this country faithfully get a mammogram every year, as recommended by health officials. But the study suggests that the decision about whether to have the screening test may now be a close call.
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Previous studies of mammograms, done decades ago, found they reduced the Debbie Gisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10435539424173663944noreply@blogger.com0