The Beneficial Effects of the 100-Year-Old BCG Vaccine in Type 1 Diabetes - 2018 Annual Oration

2/20/2019

4294982790 BCG is a live attenuated bacterial vaccine that contains the avirulent tuberculosis strain Mycobacterium bovis.  BCG has historically been given to protect against tuberculosis and, since its introduction in 1921, has been the most widely administered vaccine in the history of medicine.  BCG is consid

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Gov. Baker wins prestigious AMA award; Network with colleagues at upcoming events

2/15/2019

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Episode 20: MedPEP Season Finale

2/13/2019

4294982762 Course Overview This is the 20th and final episode of the first season of MedPEP. Along with the first and eighth episodes, this is one of three episodes in which Marie and Les engage in a two-way conversation without a guest expert. Their two-way exchanges, relative to the more didactic three-way

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Episode 19: Career Development

2/12/2019

4294982747 Course Overview At the beginning of this episode, Marie acknowledges to Les that she is continuing to mull over Dr. Green’s paradoxical suggestion (episode 18) that one way to overcome a sense of powerlessness is to embrace it. In today’s discussion with Dr. Liebschutz, they consider the possibilit

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Episode 18: Managing Unrealistic Expectations

2/11/2019

4294982738 Course Overview Every practicing physician has had the experience of feeling powerless in the face of patient expectations that come across as overblown or unrealistic. Addiction psychiatrist Mark Green, MD, shares with Drs. Curious and Schwab that an effective strategy for managing such expectatio

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Physician burnout continues to gain attention; MassHealth requirements update

2/8/2019

, a date to begin denying claims that do not meet the ordering, referring, and prescribing requirements … and will let you know in advance of the date the denial process is set to begin. The information … for important dates and deadlines and a schedule at a glance. The upcoming 2019 annual meeting is sure …

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DO NOT USE What Patients Say, What Doctors Hear

2/5/2019

concerns. Original Release Date: January 24, 2019 Review Date: N/A          Termination Date: January 24 …

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A-18 Final House Votes

2/5/2019

the policy that all unused nursing home 21 drugs, which are sealed and dated, be returned for credit. (HP … legislation supporting the recycling of unused nursing home drugs, which are 30 sealed and dated. (D) 31 … days prior to 53 the date of closure. 54 1 2. Transfer to New or Succeeding …

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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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Episode 16: What Patients Say, What Doctors Hear

2/5/2019

4294982709 Course Overview Dr. Marie Curious and MedPEP host Dr. Schwab have a rich and engaging conversation on the doctor-patient relationship with primary care physician and writer Dr. Danielle Ofri. The discussion contains numerous clinical pearls, some of which are drawn from Dr. Ofri’s experiences learn

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