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Hospice in Prison Part 1: An interview with Michele DiTomas and Keith Knauf

GeriPal

Through a series of events, I started working as a consultant to the Department of Corrections in around 2006, and I was assigned to the California Medical Facility. It’s by choice, just like in the community. Eric: And you’re also the medical director of the hospice unit here. Michele: Yep.

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How State and Local Agencies on Aging Help Older Adults: Susan DeMarois, Greg Olsen, and Lindsey Yourman

GeriPal

Alex: We’ve got a lot to talk about…what states are doing and cities are doing to support older adults in the community. Started as a direct case manager, worked in a variety of different places including the state legislature and I’ve been with the state office now since 2006. Lindsey: Thank you so much.

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RFK Jr. Hires Autism Skeptic To Look Into CDC Autism Data

Physician's Weekly

He has no record in the scientific community of doing valid work,” said Dr. Walter Orenstein , a former CDC immunization director. The two had access to the CDC database in 2004 and 2006. Scientists say the rise may owe to several factors, including better diagnosis, older parents and genetics, The Wall Street Journal said.

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HIV, Aging, and Palliative Care: Peter Selwyn and Meredith Greene

GeriPal

So it felt like it was being part of this huge kind of change in the whole environment and the whole experience of that community. Alex 16:55 My guess is probably not something that most geriatricians or internists or family medicine docs caring for older people have on their differential diagnosis. Is a new diagnosis of HIV.

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Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model: A Podcast with Malaz Boustani and Diane Ty

GeriPal

But what happened when we finally… When he did get the diagnosis, it all fell into place. So IU, we have been able to convert our paper, Chris Callahan paper that was published in 2006, the first clinical trial that was positive. And these care navigator, they can be community health worker with just 12 years of education.