PALTmed-Colorado (CMDA) Journal Club

ACG Clinical Guidelines: Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Clostridiodes difficile Infections - Official journal of the American College of Gastroenterology | ACG

#494 C. diff, Diarrhea, the Microbiome, and New Therapies with Dr. Cynthia Sears. Live from Johns Hopkins Grand Rounds - The Curbsiders

Meeting Recording

Dr. David Shepherd

Deprescribing Tips

Sing Palat — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 15:50:13 GMT

Deprescribing

Greg Gahm MD

Meeting Recording

Gabapentin, Thick liquids, CHF Meds, Osteoporosis diagnosis

Sing Palat — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 19:51:15 GMT

Thur Journal Club, 7/3 from 12:30 - 1 pm

Recording HERE

Gabapentin vs Duloxetine and risk of falls: Sophie Clark MD

Pearls from 2025 American Geriatrics Society annual meeting: Thickened liquids, CHF meds, osteoporosis: Sing Palat MD CMD

PALTmed Choosing Wisely Statements 2025

Sing Palat — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 19:56:14 GMT

PALTmed Choosing Wisely Statements 2025

Method, summary of statements and discussion

Recording -- Slides

One Page sheet - New Sept 2025

Sing Palat MD CMD

Vikas Reddy MD

Bias in Clinical Decision Making

Sing Palat — Fri, 02 May 2025 04:17:22 GMT

Recording HERE

Presented by Travis Neill PA-C

Cannabis Use in Older Adults

Sat, 05 Apr 2025 05:39:22 GMT

Dr. Danielle Fixen presentation of the evidence on cannabis use in older adults.

Dr. Fixen will join a Panel Discussion on Medical Marijuana in PALTC: What Colorado Providers Should Know during the in-person annual conference on April 25th.

Growing Old, Growing Green - Dr. Fixen's presentation for University of Colorado Geriatric Medicine Grand Rounds

Recording of Dr. Fixen's Journal Club

2022 AHA/ACC HF update; Tamiflu Efficacy Update

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 20:35:15 GMT

2022 AHA/ACC Heart Failure Update

Recording

2022 HF update Slides - presented by Dr. David Shepherd

Antiviral Medications for Treatment of Nonsevere Influenza - presented by Dr. Greg Gahm

COPD, antipsychotics and more

Sing Palat — Fri, 07 Feb 2025 03:15:40 GMT

Recording

Intro: Sarguni Singh MD, followed by JOURNAL CLUB presentation by Greg Gahm MD FACP. Reviewed the following:

Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease 2025 Pocket Guide

COPD Inhalers' Link to Fracture Risk Supported in Pooled Trials | MedPage Today , reference to: Effect of fracture risk in inhaled corticosteroids in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis | BMC Pulmonary Medicine | Full Text

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations and Pneumonia Hospitalizations Among New Users of Combination Maintenance Inhalers | Infectious Diseases | JAMA Internal Medicine | JAMA Network

Triple Therapy for COPD: One Drug Too Many, Too Often? | MedPage Today

Efforts Needed to De-Escalate Use of Inhaled Corticosteroids in COPD | MedPage Today

FDA Approves Novel Nebulized Therapy for COPD | MedPage Today

FDA Approves Novel Pain Pill Without Addiction Risk | MedPage Today

Uncoupling Thrombosis and Hemostasis by Inhibiting Factor XI | New England Journal of Medicine

FDA Approves First Sleep Apnea Drug | MedPage Today

New Extended-Release Parkinson's Drug Approved | MedPage Today

FDA Approves First Novel Drug for Schizophrenia in Decades | MedPage Today

First Generic of Once-Daily GLP-1 Injection Approved for Diabetes | MedPage Today

Restless Legs Syndrome Treatment Update

Tue, 07 Jan 2025 20:08:47 GMT

Restless Legs Syndrome Treatment was presented by Dr. David Shepherd

Influenza and bird flu updates were presented by Dr. Greg Gahm

Presentation Slides from 1-7-25 by Dr. Shepherd

Treatment of restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movement disorder: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine clinical practice guideline

Meeting Recording

Personality Disorders in Long Term Care

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 19:05:17 GMT

Presentation from Dr. Lea Watson.

Personality Disorders

Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 15:12:31 GMT

Oct 1, from 12 - 1 pm

Meeting Recording

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