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Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest by Physicians Creating the CDC Opioid Prescribing Guidelines: Bad Faith or Incompetence?

Pallimed

In November 2003, the Orlando Sentinel published a series of articles on OxyContin, exemplifying the media’s moral panic about opioids (12). Although this reduced Washington state’s Medicaid costs, it contributed “to the deaths of at least 2,173 people between 2003 and late 2011 (23, 25).”

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Community Education Crucial to Improving Hospice Access Among Unhoused Populations

Hospice News

Improving equitable, quality care for homeless populations involves providing education to internal hospice staff and to community care partners and referral sources, according to Nycole Snodgrass, director of operations for hospice and palliative at Providence Hospice Los Angeles County and SoCal Palliative Care.

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These Nursing Associations Connect You to Fellow Pros and Valuable Resources

Nurse.com

National American Arab Nurses Association (NAANA). Created in 2003, NAANA serves as a voice, network and resource for Arab American men and women in their pursuit of employment and advancement within the nursing profession. Palliative Care. Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA). n-aana.org.

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100 Men in Nursing – amazing male nurses, midwives and students

The Nurse Break

Mental Health Nursing. Nurse Educators, Facilitators & Tutors. Nurse Practitioner. Oncology Nursing. Paediatric Nursing. Palliative Care Nursing. Perioperative Nursing. Primary Health, Outpatients & Community Nursing. Peter | Paramedic to Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner.

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