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ADS sets dates for online opioid CE

The ADS will offer 4 courses in December and January.  All courses must be preregistered for.  Call the ADS office at 907.563.3003.  Course dates and times:
Tuesday December 11th 6:00PM
Saturday December 15th 9:00AM
Monday January 7th 6:00PM
Thursday January 10th 6:00PM

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Dentists renewing their licenses in 2019 are required to have 2 hrs of CE in opioids, pain management and addiction.  only dentists without a DEA number are exempted from this requirement.

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FDA approves opioid painkiller 1,000 times stronger than morphine

A new opioid tablet that is 1,000 times more potent than morphine and 10 times stronger than fentanyl was approved by the Food and Drug Administration Friday as a fast-acting alternative to IV painkillers used in hospitals.

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Desperate & duped? GoFundMe means big bucks for dubious care

People seeking dubious, potentially harmful treatment for cancer and other ailments raised nearly $7 million over two years from crowdfunding sites, a study found.

Echoing recent research on campaigns for stem cell therapies, the findings raise more questions about an increasingly popular way to help pay for costly, and sometimes unproven, medical care.

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Executives say they lost their jobs at one of Alaska’s largest hospitals for reporting improper billing of Medicare, Medicaid

In a federal whistleblower lawsuit, two former officials for one of the largest hospitals in Alaska claim they lost their jobs for trying to stop illegal billing practices and raising other concerns.

The former executives accuse the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium of engaging in potential billing violations that resulted in the nonprofit receiving millions of dollars of improper payments from Medicare and Medicaid.

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  • FDA vows to strengthen compliance for electronic nicotine products, calls for banning menthol in cigarettes, cigars

    In an effort to curtail youth tobacco use, the Food and Drug Administration announced Nov. 15 plans to strengthen the agency's compliance policy for electronic nicotine delivery systems products that are flavored by requiring they be sold in age-restricted locations in person and improving age verification processes for online.
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  • Army dental chief loves learning

    U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Shan K. Bagby is the 28th chief of the Army Dental Corps and the deputy chief of staff for support, G-1/4/6, at Army Medical Command. He currently oversees personnel, logistics, information technology systems, civilian human resources and talent management for Army medicine.
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  • State sues company that produces OxyContin

    One of the major pharmaceutical companies behind the manufacture of narcotic painkillers violated Alaska's consumer protection laws, according to a new lawsuit filed by the State of Alaska. Attorney General Jahna Lindemuth announced the 85-page complaint against Purdue Pharma in a news conference Tuesday, saying the company and its affiliates are guilty of "misleading, deceptive marketing practices."
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