Library Entries

MORNING REPORT WHEN A FEVER TURNS DEADLY: HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS IN THE ELDERLY Ayla Pelleg, MD; Shahla Baharlou, MD
An 89-year-old female presented to clinic with a sore throat ...

TASK FORCE UPDATE “GOT ETHICS QUESTIONS? ASK AN ETHICIST.” The SGIM Ethics Committee
The Ethics Committee supports the mission of SGIM, in part, by promoting the ethical practice ...

BOOK REVIEW BOOK REVIEW: TRAUMA-INFORMED HEALTHCARE APPROACHES: A GUIDE FOR PRIMARY CARE Jason Persoff, MD
Traumatic experiences, ranging in scope from individual to interpersonal ...

HEALTH POLICY OKAY NRA, WHY DON’T WE MERGE LANES? Jason Persoff, MD
Several months ago, you said we “anti-gun” doctors should stay in our lane when it comes to gun control.1 Today, ...

BREADTH THE PARALLEL LIVES OF FLORENCE SABIN AND JUSTINA WARREN FORD: WOMEN CRUSADERS IN EARLY 20TH CENTURY IN COLORADO Maria G. Frank, MD, FACP, FHM
Seventy-three years had passed ...

BEST PRACTICES FIREARMS AND SUICIDE: A LETHAL COMBINATION Tiffany I. Leung, MD, MPH, FACP, FAMIA; Sima S. Pendharkar, MD, MPH, FACP
This month’s theme issue is on gun violence, its ...

PRESIDENT’S COLUMN IT’S THE ZIP CODE, ST*P#D Karen DeSalvo, MD, President, SGIM
Like the famous quote from Louisiana-native and campaign strategist James Carville during the 1992 ...

FROM THE EDITOR A GUN VIOLENCE MOONSHOT Joseph Conigliaro, MD, MPH, Editor in Chief, SGIM Forum
Columbine, CO, Sandy Hook, CT, Aurora, CO, Sutherland Springs, TX, Killeen, TX, Pittsburgh, ...

PERSPECTIVE “I HAVE REGRETS”: 23 YEARS OF DICKEY AMENDMENT Maria G. Frank, MD; Rhea Powell, MD, MPH
“I have regrets”1 admitted former congressman Jay Dickey (R-AR) in a 2015 interview ...

BEST PRACTICES MOVING TOWARDS HEALING-CENTERED ENGAGEMENT: WHAT TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE CAN TEACH US ABOUT BURNOUT AND HEALING IN THE WORKPLACE Jessica Barnhill, MD; Joslyn W. Fisher, ...