Sun.Oct 28, 2018

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Survey: How hospital leaders are responding to the opioid crisis

FierceHealthIT

Hospitals are being forced to reallocate resources to respond to the opioid epidemic. Case in point: A recent survey of healthcare leaders in hospitals found nearly 30% had diverted resources from other areas of their facility to deal with the opioid epidemic. Here's a look at how they are responding.

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Join us at “Transforming Community Pharmacies in to High Street Clinics”

mHealth Insight

Transforming Community Pharmacies into High Street Clinics is a conference organised by NELLPC and will be held from 9-5pm on Thursday the 15th November 2018 at The Old Town Hall, 29 Broadway, Stratford, London, E15 4BQ. The conference will highlight the potential of delivering high quality and easily accessible, personalised healthcare in North East London, including clinical and public health services and the NHS 10-year plan.

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Doc Tom Awardees Announced at SPM2018 Conference

Society for Participatory Medicine

On October 17th, the Society enjoyed their 2nd conference in Boston. Filling a larger room than last year, attendees – in person and virtual – enjoyed an impressive lineup of speakers. The passion in the room was palpable. Much more to come on that. A momentous occasion was presenting the inaugural Doc Tom Awards. I had the privilege of announcing the awards. “Doc Tom” Ferguson (1943 – 2006) was a Family Medicine physician, a visionary and pioneer who sought to emp