Dr. Lionel S Lim MD
Hospice and Palliative Care Specialist | Hospice and Palliative Medicine
20 WALL ST BURLINGTON MA, 01803About
Dr. Lionel Lim is a hospice and palliative care specialist practicing in Derby, CT. Dr. Lim provides care to people who are seriously ill. As a hospice and palliative care specialist, Dr. Lim works to relieve the pain and suffering of people who have a severe medical condition and are in a critical state. Hospice and palliative care specialists try to improve the quality of life for a person who may not have much time left to live.
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Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Geriatric Medicine
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Cryptosporidiosis outbreak in a recreational swimming pool in Minnesota.
- Screening for prostate cancer in U.S. men ACPM position statement on preventive practice.
- Review of comparative effectiveness of treatments to prevent fractures.
- Screening for osteoporosis in the adult U.S. population: ACPM position statement on preventive practice.
- ACP Journal Club. Use of bisphosphonates was not associated with increased risk for esophageal or gastric cancer.
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease screening in adults: American College Of Preventive Medicine position statement on preventive practice.
- ACP Journal Club. Review: high-calorie supplements increase weight in persons with dementia and feeding problems; no evidence exists for other outcomes.
- Adding a panel manager to EMR reminders improved some preventive care processes.
- Palliative care teaching in medical residency: a review of two POGO-e teaching products.
- ACP Journal Club. Review: General health checks in adults do not reduce all-cause, cardiovascular, or cancer mortality.
- Review: adding α1-blockers to 5α-reductase inhibitors improves lower urinary tract symptoms in men.
- ACP Journal Club. Review: In patients with dementia who live in care homes, some nondrug interventions reduce agitation.
- Teaching Pain Management in Interprofessional Medical Education: A Review of Three Portal of Geriatric Online Education Modules.
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