ePrimaryCare Review

In part 1 of this eHIV Review Special Edition (still available at eHIVreview.org), eHIV Review Program Director Justin Alves, Nurse Educator at Boston Medical Center, reviewed the recent evidence describing some of the barriers to care experienced by marginalized individuals at risk for or living with HIV. In this Part 2 issue, he again calls upon two front-line clinicians in the fight to end the...

Marginalized individuals at risk for or living with HIV — the formerly incarcerated, immigrants, people with unstable housing, residents of rural communities, the rising number with substance use disorder — have long faced disparities in obtaining adequate health care. What do HCPs need to know to understand the unique needs of these underserved populations? How can they provide meaningful, helpfu...

Marginalized individuals at risk for or living with HIV — the formerly incarcerated, immigrants, people with unstable housing, residents of rural communities, the rising number with substance use disorder — have long faced disparities in obtaining adequate health care. What do HCPs need to know to understand the unique needs of these underserved populations? How can they provide meaningful, helpfu...

In this issue: Individuals with cystic fibrosis — adults as well infants and children — have long struggled to gain and maintain their weight. But how has the current widespread use of highly effective modulator treatments — HEMT — changed that situation? That’s the focus of this  e CysticFibrosis Review Special Edition: CF and Nutrition and HEMT. The first part of this program pres...

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In this issue: Individuals with cystic fibrosis — adults as well infants and children — have long struggled to gain and maintain their weight. But how has the current widespread use of highly effective modulator treatments — HEMT — changed that situation? That’s the focus of this  e CysticFibrosis Review Special Edition: CF and Nutrition and HEMT.  The first part of this program pre...

In this issue: Spirometry, FEV 1 , the FEV 1 /FVC ratio, the GOLD guidelines — in this case-based podcast, Dr. Emily Brigham from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine explains how these elements work together to provide primary care practitioners the information they need to diagnose, manage, and (when necessary) refer their patients with COPD to a pulmonary specialist. Take our post-te...

In this issue: In her recent Newsletter issue, Dr. Nirupama Putcha from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine analyzed the impact the newer research may have on improving outcomes in patients with COPD. In this case-based podcast, she discusses how that information can be put to clinical use in primary care practice. Take our post-test to claim CME credits. Read the companion newsletter...

In this issue: Avoiding hypoglycemia, recognizing cognitive dysfunction, and individualizing treatment to account for renal insufficiency, cardiovascular disease and other comorbidities — these are just some of the factors that impact treatment decision-making for older adults with type 2 diabetes. In this issue, Dr. Amisha Wallia (Feinberg School of Medicine) and Dr. Susan Karam (Ochsner Medical...

In this issue: PrEP — pre-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV transmission — is safe, it’s effective, and it’s significantly underused in the U.S.  One key barrier to increased PrEP use is a lack of awareness and acceptance among the patient populations most at-risk for new HIV infection. In this podcast, Dr. Douglas Krakower from Harvard Medical School takes us into the exam room to translat...