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

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary Hot off the press is a brand spanking new updated 2023 AGS Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults. The Beers Criteria is one of the most frequently cited reference tools in geriatrics, detailing potentially inappropriate medications to prescribe to older people.

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Palliative Care in India: M.R. Rajagopal

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Raj: It was indeed very, very gradual, and the seeds were sown when I was a medical student. So, we formed this organization called Pain and Palliative Care Society in the Northern Kerala city of Kalakkad based in the government medical college. Raj: That’s one of the high tech medical absurdities that we have developed.

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

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Eric 01:44 And we’re going to be talking about the roots of palliative care, and I think importantly, not just looking back, but what does that mean for our future as hospice and palliative care providers. You’re a disgruntled medical student. You’re thinking about dropping out of medical school. What was it?

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Marijuana: Top Ten Reasons for Descheduling, Rescheduling or Not

FDA Law Blog

The three letters together provide the range of actions DEA may take: no rescheduling from schedule I (former drug officials), rescheduling to schedule III (Democratic state attorneys general), or descheduling altogether (Democratic senators). and lacks an acceptable level of safety for use even under medical supervision.

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Aging and Homelessness: Margot Kushel

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So we realized that we had a series of cross-sectional studies in San Francisco from the early 1990s to 2003. We looked at it and realized that in the early 1990s, 11% of folks were 50 and over, and by 2003, 37% were. What medical intervention saves health dollars, costs less than not doing it? Eric: … save health dollars.