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Balancing Pain Relief and Safety: The Opioid REMS Advantage

Chronic, subacute, and acute pain remain among the most common and complex challenges encountered in clinical practice. Inadequate pain management contributes to diminished quality of life, impaired function, and increased healthcare utilization. At the same time, the ongoing opioid crisis …

EPSDT for Children: Screening, Prevention, and Care Coordination in Medicaid and Beyond

The Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) benefit is designed to give Medicaid-insured children the strongest possible start by offering age-appropriate screenings, comprehensive preventive care, and timely treatment. In practice, however, many families still encounter frustrating gaps between …

Unraveling the Complexities of cUTI Care: Modernizing cUTI Care with the 2025 IDSA and EAU Updates

Complicated urinary tract infections (cUTIs) represent an important and growing challenge in clinical practice, affecting individual patients’ health and quality of life while exerting a substantial burden on the healthcare system. Despite being common, these infections are underrecognized. The July …

Methodologies for HER2-Low and Ultralow IHC: A Guided Laboratory Case Walk-through for Pathologists

Accurately distinguishing HER2-low and ultralow expression in metastatic breast cancer (mBC) is critical, yet it presents unique challenges for pathologists. Traditional binary HER2 classifications no longer meet clinical needs, as the availability of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) now depend on more …

Unveiling HER2-Low and Ultralow Expression in mBC: Implications for the Multidisciplinary Care Team

The emergence of HER2-low and ultralow classifications in mBC (mBC) is reshaping treatment options, offering new hope for patients who were once considered ineligible for targeted therapy. Yet many clinicians face uncertainty about how to appropriately define these new phenotypes …

Virtual Grand Rounds on Innovations in Ig Treatments in CIDP

Although it is a rare immune-mediated neuropathological condition, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is associated with significant morbidity and reduced quality of life. The development of new guidelines from the European Academy of Neurology/Peripheral Nerve Society (EAN/PNS) on diagnosing and …

Bridging Cultures: Foundations for Serving Latine Patients in Pharmacy Settings

Spanish-speaking and Latine populations in the U.S. experience significant health disparities driven by language barriers, limited access to culturally responsive care, and systemic factors such as documentation status and insurance limitations. Pharmacists play a critical role in improving medication understanding, …

Incorporating Collaborative Care Strategies to Enhance Linkage to Care and Treatment Initiation for Viral Hepatitis

This activity focuses on one of the most persistent challenges in global hepatitis management: ensuring that patients who test positive for hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV), or hepatitis D (HDV) are successfully connected to ongoing care. Despite the availability …

Actionable Strategies to Engage with High-Risk Patient Population in HBV, HCV, and HDV Care

The final program in the Linking Knowledge to Action: Empowering HCPs in Screening and Treatment of Patients Across the Viral Hepatitis Spectrum series focuses on practical and equitable approaches to meeting the World Health Organization’s 2030 hepatitis elimination targets. This …