NEJM Notable Articles of 2018

3/27/2019

life. It was possible to desensitize people, but the procedures are difficult and entail substantial … fibrosis that represents a major breakthrough, with the po- tential to improve quality of life and possibly … refractory hypoxemia. The primary end point was mortality at 60 days. RESULTS At 60 days, 44 of 124 …

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Vital Signs Feb/March 2019 (pdf)

3/6/2019

and promulgate directives to: • End the stigma associated with physicians admitting they need help ….00 CME Credit | RM | Slides/Audio Running on Empty? Physicians’ Path to Enjoying Life … at the intersection of Albany Street and Massachusetts Avenue in Bos- ton’s South End. It was the fall of 2015 …

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A-18 Final House Votes

2/5/2019

Society supports patient dignity and the alleviation of pain 23 and suffering at the end of life. (HP …, as a member of a 30 profession dedicated to preserving life when there is hope of doing so, a 31 physician … Massachusetts Should Look toward Ending Its Determination of Need (DON) Laws Resolution A-18 B-201 …

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Episode 17: Looking for Relief in the Wrong Places

2/5/2019

4294982718 Course Overview Dr. Steve Adelman, founder of MedPEP and director of the physician health program in Massachusetts, has a frank discussion with Marie and Les about physicians’ use of addictive substances like alcohol and marijuana. In this era of stress, burnout, and medical “battle fatigue,” docto

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I-18 Final House Votes

2/5/2019

Report I-18 A-4 Adopted as Amended 10 8 Stop the Bleed/Save a Life CPREP Report I-18 A-5 [A-17 B-211 … Item #: 8 3 Code: CPREP Report I-18 A-5 [A-17 B-211] 4 Title: Stop the Bleed/Save a Life 5 Sponsor … responsible manner, to the extent allowed by their legal and fiduciary duties, to end all financial …

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Episode 8: When the Going Gets Tough - Recalibrate

1/23/2019

4294982616 Course Overview Les and Marie take stock of their first 6 conversations with well-being experts, and they reflect on Marie’s ability to effectively incorporate the torrent of new information, skills and techniques into the everyday flow of a busy life at work and home.  Marie acknowledges how diffi

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Physician Burnout Report 2018

1/16/2019

of its own work.”3 This era came to an end as the unexplained variation in physician practice styles …. a decade ago to a “Quadruple Aim,” adding the goal of improving the work life of health care providers.17 … of health information technology. The end user can select apps from a gallery or “app store” and, just …

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Physician Burnout Report 2018

1/16/2019

of its own work.”3 This era came to an end as the unexplained variation in physician practice styles …. a decade ago to a “Quadruple Aim,” adding the goal of improving the work life of health care providers.17 … of health information technology. The end user can select apps from a gallery or “app store” and, just …

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Episode 4: Mindful Medical Practice

1/14/2019

4294982576 Course Overview Dr. Schwab introduces Marie to Gail Gazelle, MD, a practicing hospice physician and health professional coach, and they review multiple working definitions of mindfulness. She stresses the need for compassion, both for one’s patients as well as for oneself. Dr. Gazelle also emphasiz

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Episode 3: Self-Care is Not Selfish

1/11/2019

4294982567 Course Overview After reviewing Marie’s effort to take time for lunch, Dr. Schwab introduces her to Margaret Moore, MBA (a.k.a. Coach Meg), founder of the first health and wellness coaching school in the United States.  Coach Meg points out that physicians are trained first and foremost to focus on

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