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AAPA 2019 Annual Meeting

What To Expect at the 2019 American Academy of Physician Assistants Annual Meeting

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Madeline Morr Associate Editor

The 2019 American Academy of Physician Assistants will host more than 7000 physician assistants and students at their annual meeting scheduled from May 18 to 22, 2019, in Denver, Colorado.

Surgery Information Center

Fournier Gangrene: A Rare Flesh-Eating Disease

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Mara Kohls, MPAS, PA-C

Christopher M. Howell, DSc, MSc, MPAS, PA-C, MBA, FAAPA

Prompt identification of Fournier gangrene is essential, as the condition can have numerous life-threatening complications such as multi-organ failure and death.

HIV/AIDS Information Center

Improving HIV Prevention for Underserved, At-Risk Populations: The IMPACT of an Educational Curriculum for Primary Care Clinicians

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Richard A. Elion, MD

Mesfin Fransua, MD

H. Gene Stringer Jr, MD

Krista Sierra, MA

This article describes the populations at high risk for HIV infection and reports the results of a collaborative, multifaceted educational intervention designed to reduce the documented disparities related to HIV care and prevention.

Neurology Information Center

New AAN Guideline: Treating Tourette Syndrome and Other Chronic Tic Disorders

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Clinical Advisor Contributing Writer

An expert subcommittee of the AAN has released an updated evidence-based clinical practice guideline on treating Tourette syndrome and other chronic tic disorders.

Specific brain neurons responsible for nicotine addiction

Mood Disorder Information Center

Promoting Smoking Cessation in Individuals With Schizophrenia

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Clinical Advisor Contributing Writer

Researchers found data to support the benefits of proactively helping patients with schizophrenia quit smoking, including the idea to try to create a substitute that would give patients the benefits that they find by self-medicating with cigarettes, but without the unhealthy adverse effects.

Alternative Medicine Update

Is Turmeric Good For You? Here’s What Science Says

By

Tom Greenhalgh

Is turmeric good for you? We look at what science has to say about its potential role in combating cancer, type 2 diabetes, depression, and arthritis.

Sleep Information Center

Implementation of a Screening Questionnaire for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in the Electronic Medical Record

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Shawna Johnson, DNP, AGACNP, APRN-BC

Patients with untreated obstructive sleep apnea have been shown to have numerous cognitive disturbances, which can lead to poor work performance, work errors, and poor quality of life.