Medication Management In Older Adults: Beers Criteria Update
Allegations of medication prescribing errors remain a leading cause of medical liability lawsuits in all patients and are particularly common in the elderly population.
Surgery and Cannabis: Should You Screen All Patients Before Surgery?
Over the last two decades, there has been a significant increase in the number of Americans who regularly use cannabis with approximately 10% of the population reporting monthly or greater use. Additionally, cannabis use disorder—clinically significant impairment caused by the recurrent use of marijuana—is believed to be present in about 6 percent of surgical patients.
Managing Patient Concerns About Wearable Device Data
There has been a significant increase in the use of consumer-marketed, wearable technologies that measure and report physiological data. As a consequence, physicians have noticed patients are starting to bring this information to appointments expecting something to be done with it. Understanding a few basic principles will help when seeing such patients.
Within Normal Limits—A New Podcast by COPIC
COPIC has launched a podcast called Within Normal Limits: Navigating Medical Risks. Hosted by Eric Zacharias, MD, an internal medicine doctor and physician risk manager with COPIC, the podcast offers insights for physicians and medical providers on pitfalls to avoid and best practices to improve patient care. Each episode is around 20 minutes and focuses on conversations between Dr. Zacharias and other medical experts/physicians who provide practical guidance through detailed analysis and case study reviews.