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ISSN0011-7781
DELAWARE
MEDICAL
JOURNAL
Official Publication of the Medical Society of Delaware
900 Prides Crossing Newark, Delaware 19713
Editor-in-Chief
Peter V. Rocca, MD
Editorial Board
Vincent F. Carr, DO
Evan H. Crain, MD Andrew J. Doorey, MD Steven L. Edell, DO Gerard J. Fulda, MD Stephanie H. Guarino, MD Ralph P. Ierardi, MD Rebecca Jaffe, MD, MPH Nancy Kim, MD
James F. Lally, MD
Joseph A. Lieberman III, MD, MPH Brian W. Little, MD, PhD
Gregory A. Masters, MD
Leo W. Raisis, MD
Anthony C. Sciscione, DO
Sonya N. Tuerff, MD
Robert J. Varipapa, MD
Michael R. Zaragoza, MD
Former Editors
Robert B. Flinn, MD
G. Stephen DeCherney, MD, MPH
Contents
PRESIDENT’S PAGE
181 Advocacy Matters Richard W. Henderson, MD
OPINION
202 Asking Patients About Gun Violence, Drug Use
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NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE CLINICAL TRIAL OF THE MONTH
ADVOCACY
Can Save Lives
Kara Odom Walker, MD, MPH, MSHS
CASE REPORT
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Join DELPAC today and make a difference!
Joseph J. Straight, MD; Mark B. Thompson, MHSA
Hidradenocarcinoma of the Scalp: A Rare and Aggressive Sweat Gland Carcinoma Shoshana Levi, MD; Rafat Abdel- Misih, MD
CASE REPORT
ADVOCACY
2018 Winners of the American College of Physicians — Delaware Chapter Medical Resident and Student Clinical Vignette Competition
MSDIS CORNER
149th General Assembly Closes: Strong Year for Physicians
ADVOCACY
Primary Care in the Spotlight: From Yellow Light to Red Light — Senate Bill 227
OPINION
Individual Health Insurance — Countdown to the End
Aaron Mitchell
FOCUS FEATURE
Membership Survey on Physician-Assisted Suicide: Closing the Loop... but Not the Discussion
Richard W. Henderson, MD
OPINION
214 Burnout: What Causes it, How You Can Spot it in Yourself and
Others, and What to Do Next
Tina Irgang Leaderman
217 AMA ANNUAL MEETING AMA Meeting Highlights
MSD Physician-Assisted Suicide Survey Results
OPINION
MEMBER NEWS
218
“Tangier Island Light” 36 x 44 pastel by Laura Hickman
Physician-Assisted Suicide: MSD Members Weigh In
On the Cover:
Coming Events / Hospital News
The Delaware Medical Journal (ISSN 0011-7781, USPS 152140) is published bi-monthly by the Medical Society of Delaware at 900 Prides Crossing, Newark, DE 19713. Periodicals postage paid at Newark, Delaware, 19711 and additional entry offices. Copyright 2018 by the Medical Society of Delaware. The Delaware Medical Journal does not hold itself responsible for statements made by any contributor or advertiser. Annual subscription rates are $30 for domestic and $45 for overseas. Single copies are $2.50. Advertising copy is accepted, subject to the approval of the Editorial Board of the Medical Society of Delaware. For information about advertising, call the Journal office at (302) 366-1400. POSTMASTER: Address changes to 900 Prides Crossing, Newark, DE 19713.
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