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The Path to FDA Approval for a Therapeutic Cancer Vaccine
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/the-path-to-fda-approval-for-a-therapeutic-cancer-vaccine/5605/The cancer treatment Provenge, known as a "therapeutic vaccine," was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in April, 2010 as a novel way to attack prostate tumors. But this is more than the story of a new treatment. Host Bruce Japsen learns about the long path to FDA approval for this uniqueAligning Incentives: Matching Goals to Achieve Better Quality of Care
https://reachmd.com/programs/optimizing-outcomes-in-chronic-care/aligning-incentives-matching-goals-to-achieve-better-quality-of-care/5572/How can we align incentives among all healthcare stakeholders to encourage high-quality care, better outcomes and lower overall healthcare costs, ultimately leading to a more efficient healthcare system? How does health information technology provide the infrastructure for measuring outcomes, to proWhen the Drug Fits: Examining Targeted Cancer Therapy
https://reachmd.com/programs/proto-dispatches-from-the-frontiers-of-medicine/when-the-drug-fits-examining-targeted-cancer-therapy/5500/Imatinib mesylate was initially approved for chronic myeloid leukemia. It has also been used against gastrointestinal cancer and melanoma. What are the implications of broadening the application of this targeted cancer drug for the way that cancers are diagnosed and classified, and what will the impRisk Management Strategies for Physician Assistants
https://reachmd.com/programs/partners-in-practice/risk-management-strategies-for-physician-assistants/5478/A malpractice lawsuit is something all physician assistants want to avoid, but what do you do if you are sued by a patient? We'll explore the difference between malpractice for physicians and malpractice for PAs, and can a PA be qualified to testify in court as a legal expert? Dr. Jeffrey Nicholson,A Doctor's Right to Help Patients Die
https://reachmd.com/programs/second-opinion-live/a-doctors-right-to-help-patients-die/5455/Second Opinion Live speaks with the new medical director of the Final Exit Network, Dr. Gerald Metz. Dr. Metz has assumed this role as the former medical director has temporarily stepped aside pending the outcome of legal issues related to investigations and court issues in several states. Final ExiHighlights From the 2010 Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
https://reachmd.com/programs/conference-coverage/highlights-from-the-2010-meeting-of-the-american-academy-of-allergy-asthma-immunology/5365/Tune in for the latest clinical information and research findings from the 2010 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology annual meeting, February 26th through March 2nd, in New Orleans. Highlights covered food allergies, asthma in children and adults and personalized medicine.Report From Capitol Hill with AMA Board Chair Dr. Rebecca Patchin
https://reachmd.com/programs/second-opinion-live/report-from-capitol-hill-with-ama-board-chair-dr-rebecca-patchin/5326/Dr. Rebecca Patchin, American Medical Association board chair, gives the view from Capitol Hill after several days of testifying and speaking with legislators about the various needs of healthcare reform. Topics include reimbursement rates, health insurance and others. Also on this week's program, DA Compassionate Presence: Reiki as Alternative Pain Management
https://reachmd.com/programs/advances-in-long-term-care-medicine/a-compassionate-presence-reiki-as-alternative-pain-management/5051/If you were told there was a method of reducing pain that was low- or no cost, not harmful, and effective, would you be interested in learning more? Nothing can replace evidence-based medicine, but the human connection between physician and patient can go a long way to reducing patients' pain and suCharacteristics of Gestational Diabetes
https://reachmd.com/programs/diabetes-discourse/characteristics-of-gestational-diabetes/4821/Characterized by high blood sugar levels first recognized during pregnancy, gestational diabetes affects about four percent of all pregnant women. Join host Dr. Steven Edelman and Dr. Thomas Moore, director of perinatal medicine at University of California, San Diego Medical Center, as they discussPA Hx: A Historical Perspective on the PA Profession
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/pa-hx-a-historical-perspective-on-the-pa-profession/4815/Where is the beginning of the physician assistant profession? Is it in the 1960's, in response to a growing a shortage of physicians? Or does it go back even earlier than that? Dr. Reginald Carter, founder of the PA History Center in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, joins host Lisa Dandrea Lenell to