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Finding Safer Ways to Dispose of Medications
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-pharmacy/finding-safer-ways-to-dispose-of-medications/3299/A series of environmental investigations in recent years have revealed impactful quantities of pharmaceuticals in much of the nation's drinking water supply. Surveys tell us that a majority of insured Americans are taking at least one prescription medication, yet no efficient systems exist for routiForgetfulness Interventions
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/forgetfulness-interventions/3224/Do you believe that if a patient is worried that they are developing Alzheimer's that it can't be dementia? What do you do when a high functioning patient complains of being unable to remember names? Say, "Me too!"? Perhaps we all have a thing or two to learn about working up forgetfulness. Host DrThe Sister Study: Is Breast Cancer Caused by Genetics or Environment?
https://reachmd.com/programs/advances-in-womens-health/the-sister-study-is-breast-cancer-caused-by-genetics-or-environment/3122/Rising rates of breast cancer are of concern to everyone in medicine. To what can we attribute this disturbing trend? For answers, host Dr. Lisa Mazzullo welcomes Dale Sandler, PhD, MPH, chief of epidemiology at the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), and principal investigAlcohol Use Disorders: Can We Do More?
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/alcohol-use-disorders-can-we-do-more/3068/Given the pervasiveness of alcohol use disorders (AUDs) in the United States, Dr. Mark Willenbring says, “we need to be intervening at a much earlier stage and providing treatment to a much broader range of people then we currently do.” Dr. Willenbring, director of the National Institute on AlcoholPrimary Care in the United States: Protecting an Endangered Species
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/primary-care-in-the-united-states-protecting-an-endangered-species/2902/Measuring the proportion of primary care physicians, we know the United States lags far behind other developed nations. How does this impact cost value and overall utilization of our health care system? Steven Kravet, MD, MBA, assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School ofMinimally Invasive NOTES Procedures
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/minimally-invasive-notes-procedures/2822/Innovations in minimally invasive surgery and endoscopy platforms are contributing to a promising procedural field called Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES). Dr. Nathaniel Soper, professor and chair of surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and one of thEthical Pandemic Dilemmas: Resource Shortages
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-disaster-medicine-and-preparedness/ethical-pandemic-dilemmas-resource-shortages/2743/Dr. Nancy Berlinger, deputy director and research associate at The Hastings Center, an independent, non-profit, non-partisan bioethics research institute, addresses ethical issues that might arise in a pandemic scenario, when resources could be in short supply. As an example, a shortage of ventilatoThe Mountain Rescue Doctor
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/the-mountain-rescue-doctor/2676/Dr. Andrew Krakowski welcomes Dr. Christopher Van Tilberg, emergency wilderness physician and author of "Mountain Rescue Doctor: Wilderness Medicine in the Extremes of Nature." Dr. Van Tilburg recounts his experience as a member of the Crag Rats, a mountain search-and-rescue team. Started in 1926, tMalpractice Claims: The Impact of System Errors
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/malpractice-claims-the-impact-of-system-errors/2415/System errors have a large impact on medical malpractice claims, but did you know they contributed to 30 percent of settled claims? They do, according to a study by one of the largest doctor-run medical malpractice carriers. Dr. Richard Anderson, chairman and chief executive officer of Napa, Calif.-Physician Ranking and Quality Improvement: Perspectives from the Massachusetts Medical Society
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/physician-ranking-and-quality-improvement-perspectives-from-the-massachusetts-medical-society/2364/What is the value of physician ranking in the overall discussion of improving healthcare in the United States? How can standards be developed that are acceptable to both insurance companies and healthcare providers? Is the answer a governing body to develop national standards? In this segment, Dr. D