Prevention

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Bay County Updates on COVID-19

April 6, 2020

As our community struggles to get back to some semblance of normal after the disaster of Michael, healthcare professionals find ourselves again wrestling with the chaos addressing basic healthcare needs.  These are unprecedented times, and like our patients, many of…

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Weight-Related Cancers on the Rise

April 12, 2019

Recently, J. Leonard Lichtenfeld, the interim Chief Medical and Scientific Officer for the American Cancer Society posted some findings by the society, “What if I told you that our children were being exposed to a known carcinogen…The carcinogen is excess…

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Fitness Trackers to Save Lives

March 15, 2019

Technology in patients’ hands can give medical professionals the help they need to ensure patients’ health. Instead of looking up their symptoms on Google, anyone can buy a tracker that can monitor their health. However, since the new technology became…

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The Issue of Online Medical (Mis)Information

March 8, 2019

The internet seems to be a place where people think they can diagnose themselves instead of going to a healthcare professional. The biggest issue here is that if you look up “Why does my head hurt?” on google, you can…

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Five Tips for Child Health From a Pediatrician

February 22, 2019

Making sure your child is healthy in adulthood begins when he or she is young and full of life. Kids today have created bad habits for themselves that could lead to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension, and obesity in their future.…

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Social Determinants of Health Influence in 2018

January 4, 2019

Social determinants of health (SDOH) started becoming more mainstream of a concern for the greater healthcare system in 2018. An individual’s socioeconomic status can put their health at risk. Locally, this has become even more apparent since Hurricane Michael hit…

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ECMA Cares About Preventing Doctor Suicide

December 14, 2018

  Time and time again, people fail to address the scale of suicide and mental illness in the medical profession. Emerald Coast Medical Association wants to change that. By becoming a member of Emerald Coast Medical Association, you will always…

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Should Doctors “Stay in Their Lane..”?

November 30, 2018

  A recent uproar in the media was the National Rifle Association telling doctors in a tweet to “stay in their lane” when addressing the issue of gun violence. As you know, doctors see the aftermath of gun violence; you…

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Reasons for Patients Ignoring Physician Advice

November 16, 2018

  It is a known fact among all of our members that patients often do not do what their physician advises them to after seeing them. As frustrating as it can be, it is important to us at Emerald Coast…

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Providing Support to Those Experiencing Burnout

November 2, 2018

Emerald Coast Medical Association is aware that physician and nurse burnout is becoming more and more of a problem in the workforce. Recent reports have shown that factors such as the generation and role of the nurse can have a…

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Arming Ourselves Against Physician Burnout

September 7, 2018

Physicians, nurses, and healthcare professionals everywhere are experiencing burnout due to stress related factors. The suicide rate among physicians is more than double that of the general population. Burnout and depression can lead to medical error, something no patient wants…

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Preventing Human Errors in Radiology

August 24, 2018

As they say, “to err is human.” Everyone makes mistakes. As medical practitioners, there is more at stake when we err than for the average person. A diagnostic error can delay needed treatment and harm patient outcome. Autopsy studies have…

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David Scott Fine Jewelry
Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC
Curiosity
Danna Gracey
Gulf Coast Regional Medical Center
Hancock Bank
MedPro
Panama City Surgery Center