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This issue of the Journal of the Osteopathic Medicine (JOM) features abstracts from the posters that were presented at the 2021 Osteopathic Medical Conference and Exposition (OMED21) in the Research Track, which took place virtually on Friday, October 22 and Saturday, October 23, 2021.

On Nov. 17, the House Energy and Commerce Committee of the House of Representatives advanced the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act. This bipartisan bill was developed to address the high rates of burnout among health care professionals as well as the high suicide rate among doctors.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published the final rule for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and the Quality Payment Program (QPP) for calendar year (CY) 2022. In the rule, CMS finalized proposals for Principal Care Management and Chronic Care Management services recommended by the AOA, telehealth services, MIPS Value Pathways … Read More

During the 2019-2020 academic year, roughly 10% of osteopathic medical students identified as an underrepresented minority, according to the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM). That includes LatinX students (6% of all DO students), Black students (3%) and Native American students (0.2%).

In a virtual meeting on Nov. 19, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted 11-0 to recommend a single COVID-19 vaccine booster dose for those who are 18 and older under the FDA’s Emergency Use Authorization.

Since the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine received emergency use authorization from the FDA for children ages 5 and up, some parents and caregivers have raised concerns and asked questions about the safety, effectiveness and necessity of vaccinating their kids. Below, two prominent osteopathic pediatricians share how they’ve approached working with vaccine-hesitant parents and how the child … Read More