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Gabapentinoids – Gabapentin and Pregabalin: Tasce Bongiovanni, Donovan Maust and Nisha Iyer

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2006 Transcript Eric: Welcome to the GeriPal Podcast. And so there are fewer opioids going out into the community, and we’re decreasing this risk of opioid use disorder, and all of the other things that have contributed to the opioid crisis. Eric: Although pregabalin, right, more misuse of pregabalin out in the community.

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

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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

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

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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. There was some at the time, which was 2006 so also, it’s been a while since the guidance has been updated and other guidance for other viral infections like hepatitis B and C.

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

GeriPal

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. Within two years we converted to clinical program serving in a safety net healthcare system, 50% African-American, 6% dual eligible. Number one, number of days you are in the community.