West Virginia Academy of Family Physicians

“In a statement from Teva posted by the Food and Drug Administration, the recall affects all lots of combination tablets featuring the drugs amlodipine and valsartan and another combo drug featuring amlodipine, valsartan, and hydrochlorothiazide.” wcnc.com/mobile/article…

Open house scheduled for treatment facility herald-dispatch.com/news/open-hous… via @heralddispatch

It's #CancerScreenWeek, so read up on available resources in the link, and if it's possible for you to get one, please do so. Trust me, cancer is awful enough, but mine was at least caught early, and I very much wish the same for anyone else. 💛

It's critical to our state that @WVUMedSchool continues its mission of training the very best doctors and health professionals. wvnews.com/news/wvnews/we…

Another great @aafp fresh perspective blog - Dr Decker shares more learnings from his MPH degree. aafp.org/news/blogs/fre…

“An estimated 300-400 physicians in the United States take their own lives each year. Suicides among male physicians are 40 percent higher than the general population, and among female physicians a staggering 130 percent higher.” usatoday.com/story/opinion/…

This week is National Handwashing Awareness Week. Hand washing is one of the best ways to avoid getting sick and spreading germs. Check out this article from the CDC on why washing your hands is so important! #CCWV

Honored to host @WVGovernor at #PROACTWV today as he announces a new state initiative to help West Virginia’s communities in the fight against substance use disorder. #PROACT

The busy lifestyle of family medicine has never changed. One is driven from a sense of service to the patients, duty to your colleagues and the challenge to be consistently excellent at your craft. Should one lack these motivations? Choose another field.

Read tips from @cstisher for a successful (and memorable) family medicine clerkship experience. ow.ly/KdTY30mM1HK

“The real bottom line is that primary care is cheap. It doesn’t need to be expensive. It’s when you start paying for it through insurance that it becomes expensive," explains Dr. Christine Degnon, who opened Coastal Direct Primary Care, earlier this year. delmarvanow.com/story/news/201…

Check out this article from the West Virginia Medical Journal that features a @wvpbrn project! “Residents’ Views on Research and Quality Improvement Training Can Guide Practice-Based Research Network Collaboration” bit.ly/2FPKJzW

Burnout and residency: Focus on growth at work instead of time off, DO writes thedo.osteopathic.org/2018/11/burnou… via @AOAforDOs

The recent increases in drug overdose deaths have been so steep that they have contributed to reductions in the country’s life expectancy. nyti.ms/2E0rQZD

Great advice for aspiring physicians from @MUSOMWV​ alumna Andrea Lauffer, MD, Class of 2010. kevinmd.com/blog/2018/11/a… via @kevinmd

Learn about the IRB process at the upcoming Clinical Trials Toolkit session! Sarah Stutler will present "Research Roadmap - Navigating the CIRB Process." Dec 7, 12-1pm @ Room 201 - WVU HSC Erma Byrd Biomed Research Bldg May also call in remotely! RSVP - ow.ly/fVv430mGGtP

Inoculate your patients with the facts! ow.ly/MChN30mKO9f