Becker's Hospital Review notes the appointment of Brooke Baldwin, D.N.P., M.S.N., RN, NE-BC, as vice president and chief nursing executive, effective Feb. 5. Dr. Baldwin will also serve as associate dean of clinical affairs in the OHSU School of Nursing.

Roger Chou, M.D., provides perspective in a Healthline story reporting on a new study finding that people using cannabis for pain relief may reduce their use of prescription drugs, including opioids: “While this study certainly suggests that patients feel that cannabis helps their chronic pain, similarly designed studies have suggested the same thing for a number of other therapies that ended up being ineffective.”

Robert Cloutier, M.D., and Leslie Garcia, M.P.A., Ed.D., discuss OHSU's efforts to support diversity in medical education at OHSU in light of Association of American Medical Colleges data that indicates enrolled students at U.S. M.D.-granting programs are becoming more diverse. American Indian and Alaska Native student enrollment is increasing at OHSU’s M.D. program, while it is decreasing nationwide; Cloutier says: “We’re making inroads”

Robert Cloutier, M.D., and Leslie Garcia, M.P.A., Ed.D., discuss OHSU's efforts to support diversity in medical education at OHSU in light of Association of American Medical Colleges data that indicates enrolled students at U.S. M.D.-granting programs are becoming more diverse. American Indian and Alaska Native student enrollment is increasing at OHSU’s M.D. program, while it is decreasing nationwide; Cloutier says: “We’re making inroads”

OHSU and OHSU Knight Cancer Institute leaders are featured in a Salem Statesman Journal story highlighting the university’s work to increase diversity in clinical trials. Principal investigators for the SHARP, Pathfinder 2 and CASCADE studies share details on their efforts to engage the community. Jackie Shannon, Ph.D., says: “It’s not just about taking information and answering our questions, but it’s sharing that information back to the people that we’ve engaged in carrying out this research.”

Esther Choo, M.D., writes an opinion column for MSNBC to address the rise in misinformation regarding vaccinations, after an NFL player experienced cardiac arrest and collapsed on the field.

In a Urology Times video, Sara Hecht, M.D., discusses the pediatric urology procedures that would benefit most from enhanced recovery after surgery, or ERAS, and what it takes to ensure buy-in from all collaborative parties.

Lidija McGrath, M.D., and Charles Henrikson, M.D., discuss cardiac arrest and the importance of quickly providing CPR to those who experience it after NFL player Damar Hamlin’s medical emergency during a Jan. 2 game. McGrath says: “We know that delivery of immediate CPR saves lives and it can improve the likelihood of survival by two to threefold. So, it essentially doubles or triples a person’s chances of survival.”

Following a three-alarm fire in downtown Portland, Gopal Allada, M.D., shares recommendations to reduce the harms of smoke exposure, including wearing an N-95 or medical grade mask.

Lidija McGrath, M.D., and Charles Henrikson, M.D., discuss cardiac arrest and the importance of quickly providing CPR to those who experience it after NFL player Damar Hamlin’s medical emergency during a Jan. 2 game. McGrath says: “We know that delivery of immediate CPR saves lives and it can improve the likelihood of survival by two to threefold. So, it essentially doubles or triples a person’s chances of survival.”