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Palliative Care's Role in Treatment of the Seriously Ill
https://reachmd.com/programs/perspectives-in-palliative-medicine/palliative-cares-role-in-treatment-of-the-seriously-ill/5187/More than half of the United States’ large hospitals have a palliative care team. What constitutes good palliative care? How do specialist palliative care and generalist care differ? Tune in for an exploration of the best practices in the treatment of patients with serious or life-threatening illnesReal Issues in End of Life Care
https://reachmd.com/programs/inspired-to-act/real-issues-in-end-of-life-care/4837/Does discussion of end-of-life issue have to devolve into questions about physician-assisted suicide or so-called death panels? Joining host Dr. Martin Samuels is Dr. Ira Byock, director of palliative medicine at Dartmouth-Hitchcok Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire. They discuss why this areaStress and the Immune System
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-allergy/stress-and-the-immune-system/4460/The media often report about the effect of stress on the immune system. What research supports the idea that certain individuals are more susceptible to stress than others, and how can physicians recognize patients who might be experiencing an immunological response to stress? What mechanisms mightTraining ED Docs in End-of-Life Issues
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-cancer/training-ed-docs-in-end-of-life-issues/4342/Matters of life and death occur constantly in emergency departments, but some ED doctors are not well trained for the death that's expected. There is a new push inside hospitals and medical schools to train ED personnel in palliative care. Dr. Arthur Derse, director of medical and legal affairs andCancer and End-of-Life Issues in the Emergency Department
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-cancer/cancer-and-end-of-life-issues-in-the-emergency-department/4341/More than 500,000 Americans die from cancer every year, and many of those people spend their final hours in the emergency department. More and more patients and their families turn to ED doctors to help make difficult decisions when it comes to end-of-life issues. Dr. Arthur Derse, director of medicHepatic Perfusion: High-Dose Chemotherapy, Few Ill Effects
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-cancer/hepatic-perfusion-high-dose-chemotherapy-few-ill-effects/4316/Whether cancer originates in the colon, breast, or elsewhere in the body, the liver is one of the most common places to which a malignancy will spread. When this occurs, if it's possible to control the metastasis in the liver, we may have a much better shot at holding the original tumor at bay. A teA Guide for PAs: Becoming More Involved in Your Profession
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/a-guide-for-pas-becoming-more-involved-in-your-profession/4218/As part of a profession whose role is not always clearly understood, physician assistants rely on the voice of their Associations. Host Lisa D'Andrea Lenell talks to Charlene Morris, past-president of the Association of Family Practice Physician Assistants, about practical ways PAs can get involvedPreventing Identify Theft in Your Practice
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/preventing-identify-theft-in-your-practice/4198/What is medical identity theft? What is the physician's responsibility as far as protecting patients from this threat? Attorney Joshua J. Freemire, with the firm Ober|Kaler, discusses identity security issues and your practice, with host Dr. Larry Kaskel.Pediatric Musculoskeletal Infections: The Role of MRI
https://reachmd.com/programs/advances-in-medical-imaging/pediatric-musculoskeletal-infections-the-role-of-mri/4165/Pre-treatment MRI can eliminate unnecessary diagnostic or surgical procedures for children with suspected musculoskeletal infections. Host Dr. Jason Birnholz and Dr. J. Herman Kan, assistant professor of radiology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, specializing in pediatric and adolescent radiDrug-Induced Liver Injury
https://reachmd.com/programs/gi-insights/drug-induced-liver-injury/4058/Acetaminophen, vitamin supplements and antibiotics are just a few of the medications that can cause liver injury. What are the signs of drug-induced liver injury? Are the effects immediate, or do the effects become noticeable after an extended period of time? Dr. Rowen Zetterman, professor of intern