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RIMS-IBC

November 2013

Volume 96, Number 11

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About RIMJ

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• Contributors
• Letters to the Editor

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Editor-in-Chief
Joseph H. Friedman, MD

Associate Editor
Sun Ho Ahn, MD

Editor Emeritus
Stanley M. Aronson, MD

Managing Editor
Mary Korr

Graphic Designer
Marianne Migliori

	Special 26-page Section INTEGRITY IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS; OPIOID PRESCRIBING Michael Fine, MD Director, Rhode Island Department of Health Guest Editor

17	The Meaning of ‘Integrity’ in the Health Professions MICHAEL FINE, MD
19	Failure to Become Immunized when Caring for Patients: An Ethical and Professional Obligation LORI KEOUGH, PhD, MEd, FNP-BC
22	Training the Primary Healthcare Team for Transformed Practices JEFFREY BORKAN, MD, PhD
26	Transitions of Care: Professional Expectations ROSA R. BAIER, MPH; LORI KEOUGH, PhD, MEd, RNP; JAMES V. McDONALD, MD, MPH
	SPECIAL FOCUS ON OPIOID PRESCRIBING
33	Appropriate Prescribing of Opiates as Professional Conduct JAMES V. McDONALD, MD, MPH
36	36 Patterns of Prescribing – The Rhode Island Prescription Monitoring Program CATHERINE CORDY, RPh; PATRICK KELLY, RPh
38	Opioid Prescribing: Guidelines, Laws, Rules, Regulations, Policies, Best Practices JAMES V. McDONALD, MD, MPH

	PUBLIC HEALTH
42	Health by Numbers: The Link Between Poverty and Type 2 Diabetes in Rhode Island YONGWEN JIANG, PhD; DEBORAH N. PEARLMAN, PhD
47	Vital Statistics COLLEEN A. FONTANA

	IMAGES IN MEDICINE
48	Splenosis: An Unusual Cause of Massive Gastrointestinal Bleeding NEHA ALANG, MD

	COMMENTARY (15-page section)
8	United’s October Surprise ELAINE C. JONES, MD
10	Rating Scales JOSEPH H. FRIEDMAN, MD
13	A Platanus Tree Grows in Providence STANLEY M. ARONSON, MD
16	It’s Not Just Getting Your ‘Bell Rung’ JEFF MANNING, MD

	RIMS NEWS (2-page section)
50	Practice Transformation: A Practical Roadmap; Why You Should Join RIMS

	SPOTLIGHT
52	Dr. Villalba introduces the Integrated Therapies Program at Butler MARY KORR

	PEOPLE (10-page section)
62	Transitions Recognition Appointments Obituaries

	PHYSICIAN'S LEXICON AND HERITAGE (5-page section)
73	Those Id- Words STANLEY M. ARONSON, MD
75	Dr. Throop exemplifies new RISD Museum show: Making It in America MARY KORR

	IN THE NEWS (complete 7-page section)
55	AG, health department, approve Landmark acquisition by Prime
56	HealthSource RI releases metrics through October 26
57	Brown event assembles network of healthcare leaders, innovators
58	BrainGate team wins $1M prize in Israel
59	NIH awards Cardiovascular Research Center at RIH $7.3M
60	Health Dept. reports illicit drug overdose deaths doubles in 4 years
60	Miriam surgeon performs state’s first robotic thoracic surgical procedure
61	Brown adopts strategic plan

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