Dr. Randal Dabbs

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International Overdose Awareness Day 2023

By Randal L. Dabbs, MD, FACEP, FAAFP, TeamHealth Co-Founder, President, Practice Development, and Executive Sponsor, TeamHealth Substance Use Work Group Recognizing International Overdose Awareness Day International Overdose Awareness Day is an initiative of the Penington Institute that is held on August 31 each year. This day is meant to: Give individuals an opportunity to publicly mourn their...

National Advanced Practice Clinician Council Annual Conference 2023

By Randal L. Dabbs, MD, FACEP, FAAFP, Co-Founder and President, Practice Development As the Executive Sponsor, I was fortunate to host the National Advanced Practice Clinician (APC) Council of TeamHealth on May 16 and 17 in Knoxville for its annual in-person meeting. I formed the Council in 2012 to serve as a voice for all...

Celebrating National Doctors’ Day 2022

Randal Dabbs, MD, Co-Founder, President, Practice Development   Whether you “accidentally” chose to be a physician, or you feel you were chosen by a higher power, you were given a gift to be an angel to every person who comes to you for medical care.  Whatever road led you to this point, we are thankful...

Happy National PA Week

By Randal L. Dabbs, MD, FACEP, FAAFP, TeamHealth Co-Founder, President, Practice Development, and Executive Sponsor of the Advanced Practice Clinician Council   As we mark National PA Week, Oct. 6-12, I would like to extend my gratitude to the more than 2,200 TeamHealth physician assistants (PAs) who dedicate themselves to improving patient care every day. Thank you, PAs...

Beyond Clinical Medicine: Effective Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Options

Opioid misuse and addiction have devastating consequences for our communities. It is a serious national crisis, and caring for patients with substance use disorder is one of the greatest challenges of any emergency clinician. In this episode of Beyond Clinical Medicine, Dr. Randal Dabbs, TeamHealth Co-Founder, President of Practice Development and Chair of the TeamHealth Substance Use...

OOPS! Optimizing Opioid Prescribing Strategies

By Randal L. Dabbs, MD, FACEP, FAAFP, TeamHealth Co-Founder, President, Practice Development, and Executive Sponsor, TeamHealth Substance Use Work Group Oh no! I gave too many, or too strong, or too soon, or for too long! But the patient is still in pain; can’t tolerate NSAIDS; toradol doesn’t help. I feel guilty that I only...