What Are Your Patients Breathing? The Rising Harms of Air Pollution

6/27/2018

of air pollution may show up as more cases of respiratory or cardiovascular distress and more acute …

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How Climate Change Shapes Health, Health Care, and Physician Advocacy in Massachusetts

6/27/2018

temperatures may affect birth outcomes, such as an increase in preterm births. Cambridge is among the many …

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President's Message: Cleaning Up Our Practice Environment Improves Human Health

6/27/2018

that we may contribute more broadly to the improved health of the world we share and everyone in it …

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Scientists Look to Gene Editing to Combat Lyme Disease in Massachusetts

6/27/2018

.gov, the US Global Change Research Program, warns that climate change may extend the “Lyme disease … ticks. Editing Mouse Genes May Thwart Ticks Whatever the cause, the need for solutions is not disputed ….” Gene-editing technology, which has the potential to disrupt Lyme’s disease vector, may be an answer …

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Vital Signs Summer 2018 (pdf)

6/27/2018

, and higher temperatures may affect birth outcomes, such as an increase in preterm births. Cambridge … and our lives, so that we may contribute more broadly to the improved health of the world we share …, or point of view that may be offered. The MMS expressly disclaims any representations as to the accuracy …

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CME Pilot Program FAQs 2018

6/20/2018

a national emergency or crisis may be eligible for an exemption from the CME requirement. What … Learning Formats can Physicians use? A physician may use traditional lecture formats, including … Grand Rounds. Physicians may also use quality assurance, self-audits or practice audits, HEDIS …

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Committee on Environmental and Occupational Health Meeting Minutes - June 19, 2018

6/19/2018

Welcome and Introductions Attending by teleconference Heather Alker, MD Alan Rodgers, MD  Uma Dhanabalan, MD Thomas Garvey, MD  Brita Lundberg, MD Maria Michas, MD Justin Yang, MD Prithwijit Roychowdhury Matt Townsend Committee Administration Annual Conflict of Interes

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Palliative Care Presentation PDF

6/18/2018

, with certain criteria met  Individuals may still receive curative/disease modifying treatments … a health care proxy • may include medical orders (DNR/comfort care form or MOLST) Advantages … member as a translator; they might be unfamiliar with medical terms, may translate incorrectly …

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Urgent: Call your representative about new health care bill

6/15/2018

Public Health  Following a survey at Highview Nursing Home on May 25, 2018, DPH recommended …

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Question 2

6/14/2018

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