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February 21, 2019 | 1 min read

Substance Use Disorders in Later Life

By Mike Fingerhood, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Substance use disorders in older adults often go undiagnosed because screening is frequently overlooked. Key to supporting patients to make a change is developing rapport and trust.

April 3, 2018 | 1 min read

Ten Tips to Support Your Patient With A Substance Use Disorder

By Mike Fingerhood, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

I’ve devoted my entire career to supporting patients with Substance Use Disorders (SUD). Here are the top ten tips that I’ve learned over the past few decades.

December 11, 2019 | <1 min read

Medication for Opioid Use Disorder

By Mike Fingerhood, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Building a therapeutic relationship with people with substance use disorders is critical when supporting them on their journey to health.

February 15, 2019 | <1 min read

What word do you wish we would delete from use in medicine and why? What would you replace it with?

Physical therapists, social workers, educators, dentists, and physicians weigh in!

United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo. Public domain.

March 2, 2020 | 3 min read

Universal Trauma-informed Care

By Sadie Elisseou, MD, Boston VA Health Care System

Understanding perpetrators of violence as potential trauma survivors can inspire empathy in clinicians and contribute to a universal, trauma-informed approach to patient care.

October 3, 2019 | 4 min read

The Fault in our EHRs

By Jeffrey Millstein, MD, Penn Medicine

The clinically excellent clinician makes an effort to know each patient’s unique story, moving beyond the confines of the content within the EHR.

September 23, 2019 | 3 min read

How to Manage Chronic Pain and Opioids

By Ryan Graddy, MD, AbsoluteCARE Medical Center, Atlanta, Georgia

Safe opioid stewardship is a key objective when managing chronic pain. Combining evidence-based strategies and compassionate care can help you to realize these goals.

September 5, 2019 | 2 min read

Book Review of “In Pain”

By Traci Speed, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Clinicians need to understand that patients' pain is real to build rapport and reassurance, which will help patients be open to the full range of treatment options.

"The Starry Night," Vincent Van Gogh, 1889, Museum of Modern Art.

May 16, 2019 | 5 min read

Starry, Starry Night

By Juliette Perzhinsky, MD, Central Michigan University College of Medicine

There are times that as clinicians we become patients ourselves, needing compassionate care for injuries entirely unrelated to our chief complaint.

March 28, 2019 | 6 min read

Integrating Psychology and Primary Care

By Benjamin Bensadon, PhD, University of Florida College of Medicine

Person-centeredness holds great potential to maximize healing in the way Osler envisioned more than a century ago. But to translate this concept clinically, psychology and medicine must come closer together. The closer we can come together, the closer we can come to Osler.