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Grand Rounds January 12, 2024: Design and Implementation of a Weighted Lottery to Equitably Allocate Scarce Covid-19 Resources (Erin K. McCreary, PharmD, BCIDP)

Rethinking Clinical Trials

The committee worked with communications specialists who partnered with palliative care providers and others to draft FAQs and other communication guidance for clinician teams who were having conversations about drug allocations with patients and families. We know there is a digital gap in disadvantaged patients and elderly patients.

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Grand Rounds September 16, 2022: Using Nationwide Registries to Conduct Pragmatic Randomized Trials: The DANFLU Program (Tor Biering-Sørensen, MD, PhD, MPH)

Rethinking Clinical Trials

The DANFLU-1 trial is a large-scale pragmatic RCT that looked at high-dose vs standard-dose flu vaccine to test whether high-dose vaccines might reduce hospitalizations among the elderly, age 65 and older. 34,000 study invitations were sent out and 12,551 participants consented and were randomized in the study. million U.S. Learn more.

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Calamine lotion for chickenpox skin itchiness

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The elderly, adults and children can use calamine lotion for symptomatic relief of chickenpox. Care Calamine Lotion 200ml Soothes sunburn,insect bites & stings and other minor skin conditions Soothes itchy skin conditions such as eczema, rashes and chickenpox Suitable for children £4.10 Buy on Amazon Price incl.