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AGS Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use: A Podcast with Todd Semla and Mike Steinman

GeriPal

And then there was a version in 2003 which Mark participated in and he since passed. We’ve invited two members who helped update the criteria including Todd Semla and Mike Steinman. Alex: We’re having Beers. laughter] Eric: Who do we have with us today? Alex: That’s what it was named after, right? We’ll learn about that.

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Palliative Care in India: M.R. Rajagopal

GeriPal

Raj faced in pain management: access to opioids, corruption, a system that doesn’t see addressing suffering as a priority. Prognosis communication and the subtle ways we may communicate it without intention. Social pain and loneliness. Community-based palliative care networks . Raj’s reflections on the state of palliative care in the US. Transcript.

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The Roots of Palliative Care: Michael Kearney, Sue Britton, and Justin Sanders

GeriPal

I have felt as I’ve come through this field over the last, I guess 2003 is when I realized I wanted to be a palliative care doctor. If you read just one, read Palliative Medicine – Just Another Specialty ? by Kearney. I promise its short. But before we do, I think, Justin, you have a song request for Alex. Justin 01:59 Absolutely.

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Aging and Homelessness: Margot Kushel

GeriPal

How has the history of redlining and the federal tax subsidy of wealthy (mostly white) people in the form of a mortgage interest deduction contributed to racial inequalities in homelessness? What can we do about it? What are the highest yield interventions and policy changes? What should we call it – homeless or unhoused? Eric: I love this.

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Marijuana: Top Ten Reasons for Descheduling, Rescheduling or Not

FDA Law Blog

Not surprisingly, then-presidential candidate Asa Hutchinson, DEA Administrator from 2001 to 2003, did not sign the letter. Thousands of doctors in the 38 states that permit the medical use of cannabis recommend marijuana to their patients and millions of patients consume medical marijuana under healthcare professionals’ guidance each year.

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