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Illinois Opioid Prescribing and Opioid Abuse Training for Dental Healthcare Providers

American Medical Compliance

As a dental professional, your role in managing pain and prescribing medications is crucial, not only for the immediate comfort of your patients but also for their long-term health and well-being. These drugs are often prescribed for acute pain following surgeries or injuries, as well as for chronic pain conditions.

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Applying to Cardiology

Mind The Bleep

This allows you to apply the latest evidence-based practices to make a difference in the healthcare of many patients, making cardiology a very fulfilling and enriching career. Late applications are not accepted, so checking the dates for the application year and applying well in advance is essential.

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The Meaning of "Guideline Directed"

Sensible Medicine

We can all agree that evidence from clinical trials should guide practice. One problem with evidence-based practice is that it’s harder than many experts would admit. The reverse is likely true as well. We should not receive a penalty for deviating from evidence-based practice.

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Should women in their 40’s be screened for breast cancer?

Sensible Medicine

This gradient fits well with improvements in treatment, not with screening as a cornerstone of modern health care. Well, again, things are more complicated than you might think. Breast cancer mortality rate per 100,000 women aged 40 to 84 years in Canada over time.

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The Meaning of "Guideline Directed"

Sensible Medicine

We can all agree that evidence from clinical trials should guide practice. One problem with evidence-based practice is that it’s harder than many experts would admit. The reverse is likely true as well. We should not receive a penalty for deviating from evidence-based practice.

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What it Takes to Actually Achieve Shared Decision Making.

Sensible Medicine

Glyn Elwyn and I wrote in a 2018 paper “in the vast majority of circumstances, the only outcome of relevance for EBP (evidence-based practice) is to measure whether a shared decision was made.” I pretty much agree with the sentiment that statins are “well-tolerated” but what does that really mean?

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What makes psychotherapy ‘good’ and ‘effective?’

Sensible Medicine

’” Today the common trope heard in the psychotherapy space is, “Be sure you’re using evidence-based practice!” By its very nature psychotherapy, unlike most other forms of medical practice, does not have ways to measure effectiveness in a population. Please help!’”