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Earth Institute Director Jeffrey Sachs on Health Economics and the Fight Against Poverty
https://reachmd.com/programs/conversations-on-health-care/earth-institute-director-jeffrey-sachs-health-economics-and-fight-against-poverty/7426/This week, Mark and Margaret speak with Jeffrey Sachs, Director of The Earth Institute, Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development, and Professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University. He is Special Advisor to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the Millennium DevelopA Look at an AMA Committee's Clout in Setting Medicare Prices
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/a-look-at-an-ama-committees-clout-in-setting-medicare-prices/6149/In a two-part series, as health reform brings a focus on the budget for Medicare, we look from two sides at a little known but influential group convened by the American Medical Association. It's called the Relative Value Scale Update Committee and some critics say it has too much control over the fStrategies for Managing Depression in Long-Term Care
https://reachmd.com/programs/advances-in-long-term-care-medicine/strategies-for-managing-depression-in-long-term-care/5592/It can be challenging for caregivers to diagnose depression in long-term care medicine, even though depression in facilities such as nursing homes and assisted living facilities is common. How can long-term care physicians recognize the early signs and symptoms of depression, and determine when pharCan You Parlay Your Clinical Skills into a Non-Clinical Career?
https://reachmd.com/programs/second-opinion-live/can-you-parlay-your-clinical-skills-into-a-non-clinical-career/4834/Physicians of all ages and stages in their careers often look for a second occupation to augment their clinical and research backgrounds; others delve into that second career full-time after they are finished practicing medicine. A generally talented, driven and curious bunch, it is not uncommon toCT Imaging for Autoimmune Pancreatitis
https://reachmd.com/programs/advances-in-medical-imaging/ct-imaging-for-autoimmune-pancreatitis/4469/Autoimmunity has been identified in over 100 separate diseases. Depending on the target tissues, these disorders may be systemic, localized, or perhaps somewhere in between. The characteristics of autoimmune pancreatitis represent one such example of diffuse-to-localized disorders, and is the subjecThe Continuing Evolution of Pharmacy Practice
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-pharmacy/the-continuing-evolution-of-pharmacy-practice/4362/Every year, things change in healthcare. Looking retrospectively over the past 40 years in clinical pharmacy, we've seen nothing less than a revolution in the way we practice. Yet pharmacy practice, in many ways, remains dichotomous, when assessing our distributive and clinical duties. Host Dr. CharThe Impact of Emergency Department Alternatives
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-global-medicine/the-impact-of-emergency-department-alternatives/4172/Urgent care centers, boutique emergency rooms, free standing emergency departments and retail clinics: How do all of these non-traditional emergency facilities fit in the paradigm of emergency medicine? What works? What doesn't work? What is the best for the patient and for healthcare? Dr. Jack FranPharmacogenomics: The Impact on Modern Medicine
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-pharmacy/pharmacogenomics-the-impact-on-modern-medicine/4106/In the minds of healthcare professionals, pharmacogenomics often conjures images of cutting-edge medical technology, and even a sense that the word describes the future of medicine moreso than the present. Aside from vague notions, it’s not clear that most of us have a solid grasp of what contemporaFinancial Incentives for Organ Donation: Could It Work in the US?
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-global-medicine/financial-incentives-for-organ-donation-could-it-work-in-the-us/3991/Our system for procuring organs in the United States is based on altruism, but unfortunately, this approach continues to leave supplies short of demand, creating a shortage in transplantable organs that causes unnecessary deaths. As a means to meet the demands in other countries around the world, vaUnderstanding Adolescent College Application Stress
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/understanding-adolescent-college-application-stress/3067/Understanding the unique stressors of growing up in today’s world is an important part of treating children and adolescents. One of the most challenging events that our children endure is the college application process. Competition for spots at top colleges is at an all-time high. How does this aff