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2018, Sept. 20 - Policy Letter to PACCARB.   Use of over-the-counter last resort anitbiotics in humans and animal.    Comments of Food Antimicrobial Concerns Trust (FACT) and Health Watch USA for the September 26, 2018 meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on Combatting Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (PACCARB).  View Comment Letter

2014, Jun. 10 - Webcast/Radio:  Peter Eisler, Medical Reporter from USA Today, Dan Smoot from Operation Unite and Dr. Kevin Kavanagh from HW USA discuss the epidemic of Drug Overdose in the Elderly. -- Listen to Webcast of Radio Show (Jack Pattie) Presentation

2014, Mar. 11 - Webcast/Radio:  Rosemary Gibson and Dr. Kevin Kavanagh from Health Watch USA discuss medical overtreatment -- Listen to Webcast of Radio Show (Jack Pattie) Presentation

2014, Feb. 11 - Webcast/Radio:  Dr. John Santa from Consumer Union and Dr. Kevin Kavanagh from Health Watch USA discuss the ABIM initiative of Choosing Wisely. 
 -- Listen to Webcast of Radio Show (Jack Pattie) Presentation

2014, Mar. 13 - Op-Ed:  Kavanagh KT. Dr. Kevin Kavanagh: Overuse of antibiotics aids attacks of deadly bacteria. Lexington Herald Leader. May 9, 2014. http://www.kentucky.com/2014/05/09/3234330/dr-kevin-kavanagh-overuse-of-antibiotics.html

2013, Oct. 7 - Peer Reviewed Article:  The Relationship Between Tort Reform and Medical Utilization.  Journal of Patient Safety,  October 7, 2013. [Epub ahead of print]    Download Full Article PDF

2012, Nov. 1 - Conference Presentation:  Rosemary Gibson Overuse of Medical Care.
https://youtu.be/6pRMlI-vOGE     Presentation Slides

2012, Jun. 25 - Op-Ed: Kavanagh KT, Saman DM. Patients dissatisfied with unnecessary, expensive care. Herald Leader, Lexington, Kentucky, June 25, 2012. http://www.kentucky.com/2012/06/25/2236895/patients-dissatisfied-with-unnecessary.html      View Op-Ed References  

2011, Nov. 17 - Op-Ed:  Saman DM, Kavanagh KT. Outpatient Antibiotic Utilization Highest in West Virginia and Kentucky. The Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy. Nov. 17, 2011.
http://www.cddep.org/blog/posts/outpatient_antibiotic_utilization_highest_
west_virginia_and_kentucky

2011, Nov. 11 - Conference Presentation:  Overtreatment as an Urgent Patient Safety Priority. Health Watch USA Conference. Rosemary Gibson http://www.healthwatchusa.org/conference2011/videos-gibson/20111111-rosemary-gibson-2.htm