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APRIL 2016

Volume 99, Number 4

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• Letters to the Editor

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Editor-in-Chief
Joseph H. Friedman, MD

Associate Editor
Sun Ho Ahn, MD

Managing Editor
Mary Korr

Graphic Designer
Marianne Migliori

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	CONTRIBUTIONS
16	Cancer and Obesity in Rhode Island Elizabeth PRSIC, MD; Meeka Gandhi, BA; Sophia Rizk, MD; Kenneth Bishop, MD, PhD; Matthew Santos, BS
20	Palliative and End-of-Life Care Education Among Alpert Medical School Students Eleanor DiBiasio, MPH
26	A Revised Simulation-Based Cataract Surgery Course for Ophthalmology Residents Emily Li, MD; Alfred A. Paul, MD; Paul B. Greenberg, MD
28	Persistence with Newly Initiated Antidepressant Medication in Rhode Island Medicaid: Analysis and Insights for Promoting Patient Adherence Stephen Kogut, PhD, MBA, RPh; Brian J. Quilliam, PhD, RPh; Rita Marcoux, MBA, RPh; William McQuade, DSc, MPH; Cheryl Wojciechowski; Charles Wentworth, III, MS; Rebecca Plonsky, LICSW; Noelle Wood, PhD

	IMAGES IN MEDICINE
33	Migraine with unilateral mydriasis Joseph H. Friedman, MD

	EMERGENCY MEDICINE RESIDENCY CPC
34	A Case of Hypothermia Laura Ruhland, MD; Jonathan Ameli, MD; William Binder, MD

	PUBLIC HEALTH
37	Health by Numbers Active and Direct Active Monitoring of Travelers Returning from Countries that Experienced Widespread Transmission of Ebola Virus Disease, Rhode Island, October 2014–December 2015 Jaclyn Skidmore, MSc; Michael Gosciminski, MT, MPH; Utpala Bandy, MD, MPH
41	Vital Statistics Roseann Giorgianni, State Registrar

	COMMENTARY (7-page section)
7	Medical Passports JOSEPH H. FRIEDMAN, MD
	Pain management: Considering the medical, legal aspects in patient care HERBERT RAKATANSKY, MD

	WE ARE READ EVERYWHERE RIMJ readers' photos
13	Lisbon, Portugal Peral Harbor Oahu

	RIMS NEWS (6-page section)
43	Working for You
47	Why You Should Join RIMS

	PEOPLE (14-page section)
58	Appointments Recognition Obituaries

	HERITAGE
72	Haines State Park: The Fresh-Air Legacy of Dr. George B. Haines Mary Korr

	IN THE NEWS (complete 9-page section)
49	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Lifespan seek to partner in Rhode Island
	Home & Hospice Care of Rhode Island, Visiting Nurse Home Care rebrand as HopeHealth Home Care & Hospice of New England, HopeHealth in Massachusetts Complete Affiliation
51	Hasbro study finds nearly half of all teens visiting ED report peer violence and cyberbullying, many showing signs of PTSD Research highlights need for improved screenings and early treatment
	Rhode Island Medical Imaging expands Vein Institute
53	Medical Screening, Special Testing Team from Women & Infants publishes in Public Library of Science on gestational diabetes findings
	Hasbro study shows incidence of inflammatory bowel disease in RI among highest in US Study highlights need for more research into causes and treatments for IBD
54	Research shows use of steroids in women at risk for late preterm delivery reduces rate of neonatal respiratory complications
56	URI launches Academic Health Collaborative New College of Health Sciences to be linked to Colleges of Nursing, Pharmacy under plan
	Miriam Hospital recognized for lowest heart attack deaths nationwide

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