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Clinical Advisor offers news, tips, opinions, and more for nurse practitioners and physician associates working in both primary and specialty care🩺
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Known as the “great masquerader,” #AmelanoticMelanoma may resemble a variety of benign lesions, thereby increasing diagnostic complexity. Read more about this form of skin #cancer here➡️ bit.ly/4rtDhwy
Amelanotic Melanoma: Early Detection and Emerging Therapies
Known as the “great masquerader,” amelanotic melanoma may resemble a variety of benign lesions, thereby increasing diagnostic complexity.
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February 2, 2026 at 9:33 PM
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The ongoing #NYNurseStrike is not only highlighting staff ratios but also the need for safer work environments.

In a past feature, we explored the alarming frequency of workplace violence and the impact it has on healthcare teams⬇️ bit.ly/4omBB6q

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“By the Time This Lecture Ends, Two Nurses Will Be Assaulted”: Survey Exposes Lingering Trauma Among Psychiatric Unit Staff
After a 2022 employee engagement survey, Dr Kevin Bryant and his colleagues noticed a downward trend in staff opinions about workplace safety.
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January 16, 2026 at 7:38 PM
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MONDAY, JAN. 12, 6 AM: Nearly 15,000 nurses based in NYC's major private hospitals staged a walkout amid rejected contract negotiations. Read more at the link here➡️ bit.ly/4jEjlnJ

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January 13, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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Drowning can be fatal without quick thinking. Be prepared and learn how to rapidly identify, manage, and prevent #drowning injuries using the latest evidence-based approaches here⬇️ bit.ly/4pxtpR0

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From Submersion to Survival: A Clinician’s Guide to Treatment and Prevention
Learn how to rapidly identify, manage, and prevent drowning injuries using updated evidence-based approaches from prehospital care to ICU management.
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January 7, 2026 at 6:13 PM
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Understanding the underlying mechanisms and immunological dysfunction of #SLE is essential to appreciate its diverse clinical manifestations and guide effective diagnosis and management. Read more here⬇️ bit.ly/4pjLVvW

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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Understanding Age-Related Differences in Diagnosis and Management
Understanding the underlying mechanisms and immunological dysfunction of SLE is essential to appreciate its diverse clinical manifestations and guide effective diagnosis and management.
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January 6, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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A 7-year-old boy is brought to the clinic for difficulty walking and poor growth. He arrives with his father; both look disheveled and pale. What's the diagnosis? Check out our special #Christmas edition of the #OrthoDx here🎄 ⬇️ bit.ly/4jcJkTd

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OrthoDx: Young Child With Difficulty Walking
A 7-year-old boy is brought to the clinic for difficulty walking and poor growth. He arrives with his father; both look disheveled and pale, suggesting poor overall health and low socioeconomic status...
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December 23, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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#CrohnDisease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that requires long-term medical and surgical management to improve quality of life. Read a review of guidelines for clinicians here⬇️ bit.ly/3KsMLbA

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Crohn Disease: Early Diagnosis and Long-Term Treatment Guidelines
Crohn disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that requires long-term medical and surgical management to improve quality of life.
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December 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Can food be medicine? Experts highlight how nurse practitioners can use lifestyle medicine and #nutrition to reduce chronic disease and improve outcomes. Read more here⬇️ bit.ly/48U0vp0

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Food as Medicine: How Dietary Modifications Can Reduce Chronic Disease Burden
Experts highlight how nurse practitioners can use lifestyle medicine and nutrition to reduce chronic disease and improve outcomes.
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December 9, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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The CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has voted to change the recommendations for #HepatitisB vaccination in infants. Read from @medicalprofref.bsky.social here⬇️ bit.ly/3MKIHnw

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ACIP Votes to End Routine Hep B Birth Dose Recommendation
The new recommendation allows parents to make the decision on when or if their child will receive the hepatitis B vaccine.
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December 8, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Children are presenting with complex, sometimes co-occurring, #PsychiatricDisorders. Pediatric primary care providers play a vital role in educating and treating these patients and their guardians. Read more here⬇️ bit.ly/4p4FL3G

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Evaluating and Treating DBMH Disorders in Pediatric Primary Care
Children are presenting with complex, sometimes co-occurring, psychiatric disorders. Pediatric primary care providers play a vital role in educating and treating these patients and their guardians.
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December 2, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Acute lymphoblastic #leukemia is the most common childhood cancer, and cases are rising. Find out why this trend is paired with a remarkable 90% survival rate, and what #publichealth action is needed next⬇️ bit.ly/4ijiFUn

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Turning the Tide: A Public Health Approach to Reduce Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
ALL is the most common childhood cancer, and cases are rising. Find out why this trend is paired with a remarkable 90% survival rate, and what public health action is needed next.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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#AvascularNecrosis is a type of osteonecrosis resulting from a disruption in blood supply to the proximal femur and is a major complication associated with developmental #HipDysplasia. Read more here⬇️ bit.ly/4nYFPjW

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Preventing Avascular Necrosis in Developmental Hip Dysplasia
Avascular necrosis is a type of osteonecrosis resulting from a disruption in blood supply to the proximal femur and is a major complication associated with developmental hip dysplasia.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Incredibly honored to be featured by @clinicaladvisor.bsky.social for #NPWeeek!

There has never been a more important time for NPs to use our voice and be engaged participants in fighting misinformation!

So proud to be an NP today and everyday.

Thank you Maya Blumenfeld & The Clinical Advisor!
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In honor of #NPWeek, we sat down to chat with James Q. Simmons, DNP, a hospitalist nurse practitioner and CEO of Simmons Medical & Media Consulting, about his dual careers in medicine and media.

Read our Q&A with Dr. Simmons here➡️ bit.ly/49ku2sL

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November 15, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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In honor of #NPWeek, we sat down to chat with James Q. Simmons, DNP, a hospitalist nurse practitioner and CEO of Simmons Medical & Media Consulting, about his dual careers in medicine and media.

Read our Q&A with Dr. Simmons here➡️ bit.ly/49ku2sL

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November 14, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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We interviewed former AANP President Stephen Ferrara, DNP, who discusses how #AI can be a collaborative tool to mitigate administrative burden and clinical burnout, potentially improving patient outcomes. Check it out here⬇️ bit.ly/3XqsTZh

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The Role of AI in Nursing With Stephen Ferrara
Former AANP President Stephen Ferrara, DNP, discusses how AI can be a collaborative tool to mitigate administrative burden and clinical burnout, potentially improving patient outcomes.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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November 9-15 is #NPWeek, and we are celebrating nurse practitioners everywhere! Watch this space as we continue to spotlight this essential force in healthcare.

Check out this Q&A with @dallasducar.bsky.social, NP advocate for LGBTQ+ care⬇️ bit.ly/3ZoUJ9N

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Call for Clinicians to Speak Up for Gender-Affirming Health Care: Q&A With Dallas Ducar
The Clinical Advisor spoke with NP Dallas Ducar about what clinicians can do amidst the current social and political landscape to adequately care for their transgender and gender-diverse patients.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Zohran Mamdani, mayor-elect of New York City, will be inheriting a city in which 12% of residents remain uninsured and many more struggle to navigate a fragmented and costly health care system. Read our latest op/ed here⬇️ bit.ly/4hNeZtR

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#ElectionDay #NYCMayor
Can a Social Democrat Reduce Health Care Costs?
Zohran Mamdani’s campaign platform outlined an ambitious plan to expand access to health care and strengthen New York City’s public health infrastructure.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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The #LegalAdvisor often discusses the importance of documentation. This month’s case is a prime example of how taking good chart notes saved this APRN from #liability⬇️ bit.ly/4hsMscA
Good Documentation: The Ultimate Defense Against Malpractice
The Legal Advisor often discusses the importance of documentation. This month’s case is a prime example of how taking good chart notes saved the APRN from liability.
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October 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Growing research points to the #MediterraneanDiet as a potential modulator of inflammation, beta-amyloid deposition, and other pathways central to #Alzheimer progression. Read our latest feature here⬇️ bit.ly/47cf86j

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How the Mediterranean Diet May Slow Alzheimer Progression: Insights From Emerging Research
Growing research points to the Mediterranean diet as a potential modulator of inflammation, beta-amyloid deposition, and other pathways central to Alzheimer progression.
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October 29, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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After #PMHNCon, we're spotlighting notable PMHNs💡

First up, Amanda Culp-Roche, PhD, APRN, discusses bright light therapy and its potential as a non-pharma tool for managing depressive symptoms. Read more here➡️ bit.ly/4hgoscJ

#APNA2025
October 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Make sure to check out our #APNA2025 coverage, like our latest feature on Dr. Angela DelGrande’s presentation on moral injury in veteran patients. Click the link to read more⬇️ bit.ly/4or95QT

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What is Moral Injury in Veterans and How Do You Treat It?
Although it is not a formal psychiatric diagnosis, moral injury can have deep effects on the mental health of veterans.
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October 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Day 2 of #PMHNCon kicked off with a 💥 this morning as attendees filled the exhibit hall to check out posters and meet the presenters behind them - Stay tuned to hear from the poster presenters themselves!

#APNA2025
October 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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It's Day 1 of the #APNA2025
Conference in New Orleans🎉

The Clinical Advisor is here and excited to share exclusive content from the psychiatric nursing perspective. Keep an eye on this space...

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October 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Next up this #PAweek: An Iowa PA husband-and-wife team🥰

A love of medicine and helping the underserved at their rural health clinic keep PAs Ed Friedmann and Libby Coyte going. Read their story here⬇️ bit.ly/4n5VDkI

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PA Couple Run Rural Iowa Clinic
Love of medicine, the privilege of helping people, and the challenge of making a federally certified, rural health clinic in Redfield, Iowa, work for patients keep PAs Friedmann and Coyte going.
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October 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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We're kicking #PAweek off with Kayla Frank, PA-C, who helped push the passage of a bill modernizing PA practice in South Dakota. Read more here⬇️ bit.ly/48Q5HKU

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Kayla Frank, PA-C, Helps Modernize South Dakota PA Practice Laws
South Dakota House Bill 1071 modernizes PA practice in the state by eliminating the requirement for PAs to have a collaboration agreement with a specific physician.
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October 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM