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December 2024 Vol. 124, No. 12

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Cardiopulmonary Medicine

Improving peripheral artery disease screening and treatment: a screening, diagnosis, and treatment tool for use across multiple care settings

Kelly M. Rudd, PharmD, BCPS, CACP, FCCP; Kristie K. Roberts, MS; and Cooper M. Hamilton, MS
Treatment options for peripheral artery disease (PAD) are often underutilized, and a major limiting factor in PAD care is the ability to efficiently identify and screen at-risk patients. This article describes the creation of a PAD patient screening and clinician decision support tool to improve access to high-quality, evidence-based care to drive improved clinical outcomes.
Cardiopulmonary Medicine

Effects of the Strong Hearts program at two years post program completion

Bruce E. Murphy, MD, PhD; Peyton D. Card, MD; Leybi Ramirez-Kelly, MD; Brandon Wensley, MS; and Robert E. Heidel, PhD
The Strong Hearts program was designed as a secondary prevention program to help improve cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in the CVD population. This study evaluated the long-term efficacy of the program up to 2 years after program completion.
Medical Education

Perspectives of osteopathic medical students on preclinical urology exposure: a single institution cross-sectional survey

Ryan Wong, BS; and Harvey N. Mayrovitz, PhD
The objective of this study is to determine whether a lack of preclinical exposure to and knowledge of urology impacts osteopathic medical student’s decision to pursue urology as a specialty.

Journal of Osteopathic Medicine Receives an Impact Factor!

The Journal of Osteopathic Medicine (JOM) recently received an Impact Factor! The JOM’s current Impact Factor is 1.5 and the journal will be included in the “Medicine, General and Internal” category. Read more about this monumental achievement here.

Proposed Amendments to AOA Governance Documents

View the proposed amendments to the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) Governance Documents, which will be presented at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates on July 19-21, 2024.

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Clinical Image

Tumid lupus masquerading as rosacea

A 43-year-old woman presented to our clinic in September 2023 for evaluation of a burning eruption on the face. The patient was initially seen at an outside dermatology clinic one year prior and diagnosed with rosacea which was treated with topical azelaic acid and oxymetazoline cream. The eruption progressed over the following months to include the upper chest and was associated with a burning sensation. Read more