Translating today’s clinical research and news into tomorrow’s practice.
Each episode of this podcast series, hosted by Frank J. Domino, MD, Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at UMass Medical School, will feature interviews with family physicians about practice-changing clinical research and cover patient-focused best practices in Family Medicine.
Patients with chronic diseases, including coronary artery disease, are advised to get yearly flu shots because they are at higher risk for having a more severe illness. Canadian researchers...
In this session we discuss the impact of length of sleep on obesity and DM II.
This session will review the existing evidence between coffee consumption and multiple health outcomes.
Treating recurrent C. difficile colitis can be difficult, but recent trials have demonstrated the benefit of treating with fecal transplantation. Questions exist, however, about around the best mode of...
New hypertension guidelines from the American College of Cardiology have introduced a new blood pressure classification system and lowered the threshold for initiating pharmacotherapy in certain patient populations. Learning...
For severe, acute pain, 1000 mg of acetaminophen PLUS 400 mg of ibuprofen is as effective as acetaminophen/oxycodone, acetaminophen/hydrocodone, or acetaminophen/codeine. Listen to this week’s episode to learn more about...
This session will review the recommendations put forth by the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices for the use of a new shingles vaccine. Dosing, use, and efficacy will...
Diabetes remission is defined as a return to normal blood sugar control without the use of medications. Listen to this episode to learn about a trial in which the...
Listen to this episode to learn about the evidence-based guidelines for the diagnosis and management of acute sinusitis. Learning Objectives: Discuss the most recent EBP Guidelines on diagnosis and...