The following is a list of medical education topics to consider for your pediatric or family / internal medicine practitioners, or for other specialties who see […]
This Week’s Trending Medical Education Topic is Stress Management and Physician Burnout. Stress has been classified as the “Health Epidemic of the 21st Century” by […]
In 1986, the World Health Organization released the Pain Relief Ladder. The principle is that the lowest effective dose of an opioid should be used to […]
Cannabis is one of the most widely used and controversial substances worldwide. While there is value in medical marijuana for pain control, rheumatoid disorders, and neurological […]
Effective Alternatives to Opioids An estimated 11% of adults experience daily pain, and many are prescribed opioids to treat their conditions. However, the dangers of prescription […]
The increased prescription of opioid medications has led to widespread misuse of both prescribed and non-prescribed opioids. In 2017, more than 47,000 Americans died as a […]
Smoking continues to be the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States and costs the United States billions of dollars each year. […]
Physician burnout is common in the United States, with half of family physicians feeling physical and psychological burnout. According to a recent survey, there has been […]