IDFPR wraps ‘phase two’ of transition to online system
Twenty-five additional licenses have been added to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation’s new online system.
IDFPR announces next wave of licenses for new online system
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation said Tuesday that 21 additional licenses have been added to its new online system.
Opinion | Yes, Conversion Therapy Efforts Still Exist in Medical Practice
Albert is a psychologist. Walker is a retired marriage and family therapist. When medical and psychological professional associations issue a finding or pass a resolution, it naturally commands respect and attention. That’s why the country notices when the American Medical Association (AMA), for instance, recommends health screenings and quitting smoking. Therefore, when the AMA and […]
Opinion | No Laughing Matter: Women’s Health Is Not a ‘Women’s Issue’
Rosen is a professor of cardiology. Stand-up comics aren’t usually my go-to source for making a professional point. But a searing insight from Amy Schumer has me reconsidering. In her most recent comedy special, Schumer discusses her complicated 2019-2020 pregnancy. “I had this awful condition while I was pregnant called hyperemesis gravidarum. Severe nausea and […]
Opinion | Should Health Professionals Teetotal?
I recently published the article “Avoid ‘Shots in the Dark’ to Maintain Pristine Professional Boundaries” in Psychiatric Times to demonstrate how drinking alcohol in public may lead well-meaning licensed health professionals onto the slippery slope of boundary violations and costly career jeopardy. Across the U.S., millions of doctors, nurses, and other licensed health professionals are […]
Opinion | It’s Time for a Post-Mortem on COVID Crisis Standards of Care
Ever since the threat of an avian flu pandemic in 2006, governments, hospitals, and professional associations have been preparing for the next “big one.” New York State was a leader in pandemic preparation, having developed its Ventilator Allocation Guidelines in 2007, with updates in 2015. And yet, when the COVID tsunami hit New York City […]
I Hired A Sex Worker To Save My Marriage. Here’s How It Changed Our Lives.
“Do you mind if I touch you?” asked the erotic professional whose sandalwood burning, chakra-chic bedroom I’d recently entered. She was speaking of our general arrangement. We were staring at her bed. In her red wrap-dress, gold sandals and brown bob, she looked like a 50-something starlet from a bygone era. Her current vocation was […]
Rebrand of Nurse Anesthetists Met With Criticism From Physician Group
The professional group representing nurse anesthetists announced that it will be known as the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) going forward. But the name change wasn’t met with approval from all sectors of the medical community. The AANA — which represents nearly 60,000 certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) and student registered nurse anesthetists — […]