18 Must-Know Myths of Nicotine Replacement Therapy If you were not able to make it to the Polk County Medical Association Dinner Meeting on April 19, then here’s what you missed: Dr. Dennis Penzell of the Central Florida AHEC gave a presentation on “Tobacco Cessation Facts, Fiction, and Urban Legends.” Before diving into the […]
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Two Doctors Give a Specialist’s Perspective on the Ever Changing Field of Medicine Fifth century B.C. Sanskrit manuscripts describe the earliest type of cataract surgery known as couching and more than 700 years ago the first pair of spectacles was invented. As arguably the most coveted of the five senses, it isn’t surprising that scientists
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One-of-a-Kind Medical Training Facility Open in Tampa The University of South Florida is taking to heart the old adage “practice makes perfect.” Their new medical training facility in downtown Tampa, which occupies an entire city block, is a place where students and health professionals can learn new skills and rehearse them, practice what they already know, or
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Here at Central Florida Doctor we are always keeping an eye out for some interesting stories to share. Recently, we came across an interesting bit of information for an exciting piece of technology on the forefront of the medical industry. Telemedicine is a term that may become more and more familiar in the ever-changing
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In 2011 Google launched a new breed of social networking called Google+. The intention of this social media platform is to provide an amalgamation of several services we already use, but do it better. The latest stats from SocialStatistics announced in February of 2012 that the band Coldplay became the top page on Google+
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The projected demand for hospitalists is increasing, so we asked Dr. Alex Viegas, a hospitalist at Winter Haven’s Gessler Clinic and Polk County Medical Association member, what it means to work in this relatively new subspecialty. Central Florida Doctor (CFDr): What is a hospitalist? Dr. Alex Viegas: Hospitalists are physicians who practice solely in the
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To Better Serve Patients and the Community “Through the years, the practice of medicine has changed and the Polk County Medical Association has evolved right along with those changes. However, the importance of working together, knowing each other, and experiencing a medical friendship still remains the same,” states Dean Shull, MD, a psychiatrist and
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have approved two new products to assist in ensuring the adequate supply of medications used to help aid food digestion. The FDA officially approved pancreatic enzyme products Ultresa (pancrelipase) and Viokace (pancrelipase) in an announcement on March 1. Ultresa is described as a “delayed-release capsule used to
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Sights Set on Keeping Medical Staff Safe A patient at the medical clinic may tell you he can seat himself on the exam table, when in fact he lacks the strength to hoist himself onto it. Another patient may believe she can stand unassisted only to fall when she tries. “I can tell you
In this edition of Central Florida Doctor, we will be talking about the importance of being actively involved with your association. As the new president-elect for the Polk County Medical Association (PCMA), I’m joining fellow PCMA members in this effort to connect residents with “physician members who are dedicated to provide the highest quality
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