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Reproductive Impacts of Bariatric Surgery for Obese Women
https://reachmd.com/programs/everyday-family-medicine/reproductive-impacts-bariatric-surgery-obese-women/7660/In the past 20 years, rates of bariatric surgery have risen more than 800%. Of the number of bariatric procedures performed every year, women of reproductive age account for the vast majority of patients. What are the obstetric and gynecological effects of these various surgical procedures on femaleHow Knowledge Translation and Quality Improvement Impact Medical Learning
https://reachmd.com/programs/lifelong-learning/how-knowledge-translation-and-quality-improvement-impact-medical-learning/7027/Knowledge Translation (KT) is the process of making knowledge created within one professional community accessible, understandable and useful within other professional communities, which leads ultimately to widespread adoption of that knowledge into everyday health practices. But how is this done, aUpdated Guidelines for Brain Death and the Impact on Organ Donation
https://reachmd.com/programs/neurofrontiers/updated-guidelines-for-brain-death-and-the-impact-on-organ-donation/6315/The American Academy of Neurology released new guidelines for determining brain death in adults, providing a step-by-step process for making this decision consistent among hospitals in the United States. One major departure in these guidelines is the recommendation of a single exam, rather than multThe Business of Beauty: Teaching PAs and NPs to be Aesthetic Injectors
https://reachmd.com/programs/partners-in-practice/the-business-of-beauty-teaching-pas-and-nps-to-be-aesthetic-injectors/6144/The recession has not slowed the demand for cosmetic procedures. Last year, more than 10 million surgical and non-surgical procedures were performed in the United States last year. Advanced practice clinicians are getting hired to help keep up with demand, performing lasers, botox and fillers. JillThe 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 FranPlacebo & Psychological Factors in Pain and Illness
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/placebo-psychological-factors-in-pain-and-illness/4076/Several studies have found that over half of all physicians have used placebos in their practice. Is there scientific validity to the prescribing of placebos? Dr. David Speigel, associate chairman of the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine,Financial 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, vaMatters of the Heart: Cardiac Disease and Psychosocial Issues in Women
https://reachmd.com/programs/advances-in-womens-health/matters-of-the-heart-cardiac-disease-and-psychosocial-issues-in-women/3729/Women are twice as likely as men to experience depression, and that statistic holds true for female cardiac patients. Linking heart disease and depression, the American Heart Association recently recommended that all cardiac patients be screened for depression. Dr. Kim Lebowitz, director and foundeOrphan Drug Act: 25 Years of Treating Rare Illnesses
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/orphan-drug-act-25-years-of-treating-rare-illnesses/3030/Not all drug companies are in pursuit of billion-dollar blockbuster drugs taken by millions of Americans. In fact, there are drugs treating rare conditions that wouldn't be sold on the market if not for a landmark piece of legislation known as the Orphan Drug Act, now 25 years old. Jeffrey Aronin, pAdvanced Coronary Risk Assessment Insights
https://reachmd.com/programs/lipid-luminations/advanced-coronary-risk-assessment-insights/2750/Dr. Larry Kaskel welcomes Dr. James Ehrlich, chief medical officer of Atherotech and clinical associate professor in the endocrinology division of the University of Colorado School of Medicine, who has developed advanced coronary risk assessment programs in four U.S. cities. Dr. Ehrlich will describ