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Phlebotomy Technician: What You Need to Know

Northwest Career College

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the employment of phlebotomists is projected to grow 10% from 2021 to 2031 , faster than the average for all occupations. This is done by sterilizing all equipment that comes into contact with blood, wearing gloves for protection, and disposing of needles and other materials appropriately.

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Forget the False Claims Act—How a Virginia Hospital Got Criminally Charged

Healthcare Law Insights blog

Dr. Perwaiz sidestepped Medicaids 30-day waiting period for elective sterilization by backdating forms. Dr. Perwaiz was sentenced in May 2021. In addition, a number of Dr. Perwaizs sterilization procedures on Medicaid patients occurred at Chesapeake Regional. The hospital was not charged until January 2025.

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Top 3 RDA Registered Dental Assistant Exam Study Guides

MedCerts

Key topics on the RDA certified dental assistant exam include: Infection Control : Understanding of sterilization techniques, cross-contamination prevention, and proper handling of instruments. The exam format can include multiple-choice questions, true/false statements, and scenario-based questions.

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Physician Spotlight: Dr. Faisel Syed

Doximity

You can learn about ChenMed by visiting chenmed.com , or visit the upcoming ChenMed Physician Career Fair on November 18, 2021. pic.twitter.com/lN92oErZdA — Dr. Faisel Syed (@DrFaiselSyed) November 2, 2021 Dr. Syed: Yeah. It doesn’t need to feel like the sterile transactional one that most doctors know today.

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Native Americans and Opioid Addiction: Understanding the Problem

Relias

deaths per 100,000 Native Americans in 2021, the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic — a sharp increase of 33%. Tactics included providing sterile syringes and pipes, distributing the overdose-reversal medication naloxone, and encouraging the use of test strips to detect potentially lethal fentanyl or xylazine (“tranq”). per 100,000.

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All You Need to Know about BU’s Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Accepted Blog

DON’T MISS Linda Abraham’s 2021 interview with Dr. Kristen Goodall: All About BU School of Medicine, a Social Justice-Minded Med School [Episode 405]. So yeah, I think I certainly do not hope for more sterility in essays, but the smart people will figure out a way to overcome it. Plus, it’s all free.

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Medicalized Gender Transition and the Silence of Medicine and Bioethics

Sensible Medicine

Why have bioethicists not seen problems with practices that transparently set aside the norm of and act directly contrary to children’s healthy secondary sex characteristics, rendering many sterile, permanently disfigured, and permanently incapable of healthy sexual function? What happened to the precautionary principle?