Archive for April 2021
Helping Countries Devastated by COVID
In India alone, the death toll is likely over 1-2 million at this point. Official reports show 200,000, but in a country who resources are stretched to the brink, the official tallies likely do not reflect the thousands who cannot get care and die at home. We have provided a few ways to help and stay…
Read MoreReport Links Vaccine Hesitancy to More Deaths, Restrictions
Source: AAFP Michael Devitt — This year, the Office of Minority Health announced #vaccineready as its theme for National Minority Health Month in April. According to OMH, the objectives of the #vaccineready campaign include confronting misconceptions about vaccines for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases as part of a larger goal to end the pandemic, reduce vaccine hesitancy, and…
Read MoreHPV Vaccine- Practical Ways to Significantly Increase Vaccine Rates |Neal Davis, MD, MS
Dr. Neal Davis is Medical Director of Pediatric Community Based Care with Intermountain Healthcare. After earning his medical degree at the University of Utah, Dr. Davis completed a residency in internal medicine and another in pediatrics at University of Iowa hospitals in Iowa City. He completed a research fellowship in general pediatrics at the University…
Read MoreTo Normoglycemia and Beyond: Updates in Diabetes Therapy | Elizabeth Bald, PharmD, BCACP and Hanna Raber, PharmD
Dr. Elizabeth Bald works as an Assistant Professor (Clinical) at the University of Utah College of Pharmacy. She practices as a clinical pharmacist at the Madsen Family Medicine Clinic and uses collaborative practice agreements to manage a variety of disease states including diabetes, hypertension, asthma, smoking cessation, and osteoporosis. Dr. Bald received her PharmD from Drake University in Des…
Read MoreUnmet Needs and the Evolving Landscape in Acute Treatment of Migraine: Primary Care Professional on the Front Line | Susan Hutchinson, MD and Steward J. Tepper, MD
Susan Hutchinson, MD, is board certified in family medicine and has a subspecialty in headache. She is the founder and Director of the Orange County Migraine Headache Center in Irvine, California, and is also a volunteer faculty member in the Department of Family Medicine at UC-Irvine Medical Center. Dr. Hutchinson concentrates on the management of…
Read MorePreventing Type 2 Diabetes….Now More Than Ever | Liz Joy, MD, MPH, FACSM, FAMSSM
Dr. Liz Joy is the Senior Medical Director for Wellness and Nutrition at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City, UT. Dr. Joy practices Family Medicine and Sports Medicine at the Salt Lake LiVe Well Center. She is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Utah School of Medicine in the Department of Family and…
Read MoreCommunity Based Fall Prevention….One Hip At A Time! | Liz Joy, MD, MPH, FACSM, FAMSSM
Dr. Liz Joy is the Senior Medical Director for Wellness and Nutrition at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City, UT. Dr. Joy practices Family Medicine and Sports Medicine at the Salt Lake LiVe Well Center. She is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Utah School of Medicine in the Department of Family and…
Read MoreWhat Family Physicians Should Know About Vaping | Thomas Ylioja, MSW, PhD
Thomas Ylioja, PhD, is the Clinical Director for Health Initiatives at National Jewish Health. He is a licensed social worker with years of health care practice and research experience, and expertise working with individuals who use tobacco and other substances. Dr. Ylioja focuses his work with people who have health disparities or who have social…
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