In this video, Gerard Slobogean, MD, MPH, reviews his recent study that compared two well-known preoperative skin antisepsis solutions with alcohol for patients with either closed or open extremity...
In this video, Monica Richey, MSN, NP, speaks about when a primary care provider should refer a patient to a rheumatologist, including how to expedite the process.
Dr Harrison reflects on his career in medicine, including training with limited resources and few investigative opportunities, and relying on the art of conducting a diligent history and physical...
In this Q&A, Brittany A. Davidson, MD, discusses navigating goals-of-care conversations in gynecologic oncology, including how to identify patients at high risk of death who might benefit from a timely...
In this video, Saundra Jain, MA, PsyD, LPC, provides a preview of her session "Lifestyle Medicine Series: Part 1 – Mindfulness for the Provider and Patient" at our Practical Updates in Primary Care 2022...
A recent MIT study suggests that toxic work cultures are a large driver of the Great Resignation. While there are thousands of considerations out there that have the potential to improve work culture or...
I am a first-year resident physician at the Lynchburg Family Medicine Residency Program. During my first month of orientation, I had participated in an imposter syndrome activity led by Janice Deeds, PSYD,...
When physicians make mistakes, the following faults should be considered: A dearth of knowledge (ignorance); having accepted incorrect theories; and having organized these theories or conclusions in a...
As frontline health care professionals, registered nurses play a critical role in the provision of patient care and support, as well as administrative duties such as recordkeeping and directing nursing care...
Eileen O'Grady, PhD, RN, NP, founder of the School of Wellness, gives strategies providers can use in their own lives to help prevent burnout, including regaining autonomy, increasing self-awareness,...
