Putting COPD and Lung Cancer Guidelines Into Practice: A Canadian Thoracic Society and American College of Chest Physicians Perspective

“…The Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) and the American College of Chest Physicians are pleased to present, in collaboration with The Lung Association, a multiprofessional continuing health education opportunity in the breathtaking environs of Lake Louise, Alberta. …”
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Alleviating the Physician Shortage by Increasing Medical Student and Resident Physician Capacity in the North Midwest (Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin) by Nicholas Leifeld, George Ongoro, Patrick Bright, Peter Nalin

“…We analyzed the Association of American Medical Colleges’ (AAMC) 2024 projections, which have forewarned of a significant shortage by 2036. …”
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Physician Perceptions on Colonoscopy Quality: Results of a National Survey of Gastroenterologists by Ziad F. Gellad, Corrine I. Voils, Li Lin, Dawn Provenzale

“…Results from these interviews informed the development of a 34-question web-based survey that was emailed to 1,500 randomlyselected members of the American College of Gastroenterology. Results. 160 invitations were undeliverable, and 167 out of 1340 invited physicians (12.5%) participated in the survey. …”
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IPV Screening and Readiness to Respond to IPV in Ob-Gyn Settings: A Patient-Physician Study by Katherine M. Jones, Laura H. Taouk, Neko M. Castleberry, Michele M. Carter, Jay Schulkin

“…Methods. 400 ob-gyns were randomly selected from American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ (ACOG) Collaborative Ambulatory Research Network. …”
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The roadmap to integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in hematology clinical trials: an American Society of Hematology initiative by Alice Kuaban, Alysha K. Croker, Jeffrey Keefer, Leonard A. Valentino, Barbara E. Bierer, Stephen Boateng, Donna DiMichele, Patrick Fogarty, C. Michael Gibson, Anna M. Hood, Lloryn Hubbard, Antonella Isgrò, Karin Knobe, Leslie Lake, Iman Martin, Michel Reid, Jonathan C. Roberts, Wendy Tomlinson, Lanre Tunji-Ajayi, Harriette G.C. Van Spall, Caroline Voltz-Girolt, Allison P. Wheeler, Alan E. Mast, Stephanie Seremetis

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Evaluating the quality of care for heart failure hospitalizations in inflammatory arthritis – A population-based cohort study by Bindee Kuriya, Lihi Eder, Sahil Koppikar, Jessica Widdifield, Anna Chu, Jiming Fang, Irene Jeong, Douglas Lee, Jacob Udell

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To All Members by Irvin Mayers

“…Two years ago, after much debate and discussion, the board of the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) decided to combine our annual meeting with the annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP). There has been ongoing discussion as to whether this was the best course of action. …”
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Opinions and Practice of US-Based Obstetrician-Gynecologists regarding Vitamin D Screening and Supplementation of Pregnant Women by Sara A. Mohamed, Ayman Al-Hendy, Jay Schulkin, Michael L. Power

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A Rare Complication of Hyperplastic Gastric Polyp by Suresh Kumar Nayudu, Masooma Niazi, Bhavna Balar, Kavitha Kumbum

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Diffuse Gonococcal Infection (DGI) in a Patient with Treatment-Refractory Acetylcholine Receptor Antibody-Positive (AChR+) Generalized Myasthenia Gravis (gMG) Treated with Eculizum... by Nakul Katyal, Latika Nirola, Naureen Narula, Raghav Govindarajan

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Occupational violence toward mental health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic: an international study by Rebeca Robles, Cary S. Kogan, María Elena Medina-Mora, María Elena Medina-Mora, José Ángel García-Pacheco, Tahilia J. Rebello, Brigitte Khoury, Maya Kulygina, Geoffrey M. Reed

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Conscientious Objection Based on Patient Identity by John Dinelli

“…This is the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ view.[15]  Under this view, physicians maintain respect for themselves as agents but ultimately provide proper care for the patient, even if their hands do not perform the service. …”
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No Apparent Workup for most new Indeterminate Pulmonary Nodules in US Commercially-Insured Patients by Bruce S. Pyenson, Carol M. Bazell, Michael J. Bellanich, Melissa A. Caplen, Javier J. Zulueta

“…Subsequent claims were examined for workups included in the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) guideline recommendations and the costs of workup were tabulated. …”
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Development of a checklist for cognitive assessment requirements (CARE) based on a Delphi consensus study by Vahid Nejati, Reza Estaji, Vicent Balanzá-Martínez, David A Balota, Suzanne Barker-Collo, Morris Bell, Jacquelyn H Berry, Khatereh Borhani, Munro Cullum, Anthony Feinstein, Charles J Golden, Raul Gonzalez, Jordan Henry Grafman, Steven D Hollon, Petra Jansen, Nicole A Kochan, Ryan Van Patten, Olivier Piguet, Sarah A Raskin, Sean B. Rourke, Andrew Scholey, Yaakov Stern, Steven Paul Woods, Michael I. Posner

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Interdisciplinary Team Pilot to Reduce Time to Administration of Piperacillin/Tazobactam in the Emergency Department at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center by DiVittorio MM, Fisher T, Steadman B, Cone B, Elfessi Z

“…There were statistically significant reductions in the time from EM physician recognition to pharmacist order verification (54.37± 50.22 vs 40.52± 31.26 minutes, p=0.009). …”
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Acute Kidney Injury in a Case Series of Patients with Confirmed COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019): Role of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 and Renin-Angiotensin System Blockade by Avantika Chenna, Venu Madhav Konala, Subhasish Bose, Sasmit Roy, Bhaskar Reddy Madhira, Vijay Gayam, Srikanth Naramala, Sreedhar Adapa

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Association between prenatal exposure to phthalate esters and blood pressure in children aged 3–7 years: A prospective cohort study by Zihao Wang, Yu Zhang, Wenwen Yang, Mengfei Xu, Beini Li, Ping Wu, Zhongqiang Cao, Wei Wu

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Integration of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine Into a Medical Student Clinical Reasoning Curriculum by Julia Caton, Elaina Suridis, Gabrielle R. Goldberg

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Survey of Firearm Storage Practices and Preferences Among Parents and Caregivers of Children by Meredith B. Haag, Catlin H. Dennis, Steven McGaughey, Tess A. Gilbert, Susan DeFrancesco, Adrienne R. Gallardo, Benjamin D. Hoffman, Kathleen F. Carlson

“…Introduction: The American College of Emergency Physicians supports community- and hospital-based programs that intervene to prevent firearm-related injury. …”
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