Annual Report 2017 (pdf)

7/24/2018

? Because, as our motto states so clearly, “every patient counts.” To what end is physician advocacy … to Enjoying Life and Medicine More (January–February 2017). Webinar: Restoring Well-Being to the Medical … long and end up being referred to PHS by a colleague, an attor-ney, a treating physician, a medi-cal …

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2017 Poem Winners

7/13/2018

no longer work It’s so hard to take a breath Next is death. So, let’s all use teamwork Let’s end … Promising a better life, A better world One there may never be But white and orange paper Doesn’t mean … away Don’t give your life up Turn away Holly Haeck Grade 6 Memorial Middle School …

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MedPEP: the new anti-burnout podcast for physicians

7/13/2018

watcher, even if there is a life guard on duty Do not swim to an island unless you know from experience … costs and access, and the opioid crisis — with the goal of passing both before the session ends on July …

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Success Story: A Physician Coming to Terms with Alcoholism

7/11/2018

socialized more enjoyably. I could fall asleep without reworking the pains of life. I could control my … was an alcoholic. At the end of my monitoring contract I soon resumed “controlled” drinking — just wine with dinner … in PHS who tried to help me. I lied to all of them to save myself. In fact, they have saved my life …

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Problems getting paid? Here's what helps

7/6/2018

to Enjoying Life and Medicine More More online CME Quote of the week “I had never experienced … many people have overdosed on opioids in the public bathrooms of her South End clinic for the homeless …

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Affordable, effective practice management support

6/29/2018

offices in an abrupt reversal of a February order that ended that practice, according to court files … behind the voter law said. MMS leaders: "Some children will be scarred for life" Medical experts …

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111205_VS_Summer2018_Interactive

6/27/2018

and guidelines can reduce our patients’ risk of disease and improve their quality of life. ideally, we do our … annual loss of 405,000–470,000 years of healthy life in the US, according to a 2016 study in PLoS One … life. The American College of Physicians warned in a 2016 position paper that climate change could …

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Vital Signs Summer 2018 (pdf)

6/27/2018

and guidelines can reduce our patients’ risk of disease and improve their quality of life. ideally, we do our … annual loss of 405,000–470,000 years of healthy life in the US, according to a 2016 study in PLoS One … life. The American College of Physicians warned in a 2016 position paper that climate change could …

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CME Pilot Program FAQs 2018

6/20/2018

in the 50 2 Credits in End of Life Care* issues 2 Credits in End of Life Care* Issues 3 …

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Palliative Care Presentation PDF

6/18/2018

treatments for life-limiting problems o living with chronic diseases o nearing the end of life … • at home (near the end of life, hospice is most commonly used) The role of primary care … for patients at or approaching the end of life • provided typically in home but also available at nursing …

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