Julie Gould

Conference Coverage

Atopic Dermatitis: Comorbidities, Emerging Treatment Evidence, and the Therapeutic Pipeline

03/25/2022

Julie Gould

During a session at the AAD 2022 annual meeting, a leading group of atopic dermatitis (AD) experts came together to discuss recent AD developments.

During a session at the AAD 2022...

03/25/2022

The Dermatologist

News

Reducing Prolonged Antibiotic Use Among Nursing Home Residents

11/24/2021

Julie Gould

“Peer comparison audit and feedback is a pragmatic intervention that can generate small relative reductions in the use of antibiotics for prolonged durations that translate to large reductions in antibiotic days of treatment across...

“Peer comparison audit and...

11/24/2021

Annals of Long-Term Care

Quiz

Improving Dementia Symptoms in Nursing Home Residents

11/24/2021

Maria Asimopoulos

Julie Gould

Doll therapy improved which of the following symptoms of dementia in nursing home residents?

Doll therapy improved which of...

11/24/2021

Annals of Long-Term Care

Podcasts

Treatment Shows Disease-free Survival Benefit in Patients With NSCLC

11/09/2021

Julie Gould

Maria Asimopoulos

Nasser Altorki, MD, chief of thoracic surgery, New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medicine, discusses the findings from the IMpower010 study, in which adjuvant atezolizumab resulted in a disease-free survival benefit that was superior to...

Nasser Altorki, MD, chief of...

11/09/2021

First Report Managed Care

Podcasts

Vaccines for C difficile: Reviewing the Reimbursement Environment

10/20/2021

Julie Gould

Norm Smith, former president, Viewpoint Consulting, reflects on a project where his company was once asked to look at reimbursement models linked with C difficile vaccines in countries outside of the United States, and highlights why this is...

Norm Smith, former president,...

10/20/2021

First Report Managed Care

Conference Coverage

Understanding Demographics, Clinical Characteristics Among Patients Receiving Anti-obesity Medications

10/20/2021

Julie Gould

Analysis findings presented during AMCP Nexus 2021 showed suggested patients treated with anti-obesity medications have obesity-related comorbidities; however, patients who initiated an older generation anti-obesity medication had a higher...

Analysis findings presented...

10/20/2021

Pharmacy Learning Network

Conference Coverage

Higher Adherence Rates Among Patients Receiving First-line Treatment With Ibrutinib Linked With Lower Costs, Utilization

10/20/2021

Julie Gould

“Refill adherence to oral hematological therapies such as ibrutinib is essential to maximize therapy benefit and alleviate health care system burden,” the study authors explained.

“Refill adherence to oral...

10/20/2021

Pharmacy Learning Network

Ajai Chari, MD, professor of medicine, hematology, and medical oncology, Mount Sinai,

Podcasts

The Costs, Unmet Needs, and Standard of Care Linked With Multiple Myeloma

10/20/2021

Maria Asimopoulos

Julie Gould

Ajai Chari, MD, professor of medicine, hematology, and medical oncology, Mount Sinai, discusses the unmet need in multiple myeloma (MM), challenges specific to treating this disease, why MM is becoming one of the most costly cancers to treat,...

Ajai Chari, MD, professor of...

10/20/2021

First Report Managed Care

Conference Coverage

Link Between Social Risk Factors and Health Outcomes Identified Among Patients With Severe Mental Illness

10/19/2021

Julie Gould

According to research presented at AMCP Nexus 2021, “patients with [severe mental illness] have significant social risk factors that may negatively impact overall health outcomes, especially in patients with [schizophrenia] insured by...

According to research presented...

10/19/2021

First Report Managed Care

News

USPSTF No Longer Recommends Daily Aspirin for the Prevention of Heart Attack, Stroke for All Patients

10/12/2021

Julie Gould

In a new recommendation from the US Preventive Services Task Force, prescriptions for a daily regimen of low-dose aspirin for most people at high risk of a first heart attack or stroke should no longer be prescribed.

In a new recommendation from the...

10/12/2021

Pharmacy Learning Network