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

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2022 Perioperative Gabapentin Use in Older AdultsRevisiting Multimodal Pain Management JAMA IM. 2006 Transcript Eric: Welcome to the GeriPal Podcast. By 2015 that number increased to 4% of US adults. There are a lot of reasons that may explain the massive increase in use of these drugs. J Am Geriatr Soc. Annals of IM. Tasce: I do.

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

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We start off part one by interviewing Michele DiTomas, who has been the longstanding Medical Director of the Hospice unit and currently is also the Chief Medical Executive for the Palliative care Initiative with the California Correctional Healthcare Services. Afterwards, we chat with the prison’s chaplain, Keith Knauf. Eric: Yeah.

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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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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. Summary Transcript Summary You may have heard of Area Agencies on Aging, but do you really know what they do or how they do it? Susan: It is my anthem. Eric: And Susan?

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

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Meredith wore a shirt that said Silence=death. Eric gave me the hook during my live cover of One, by U2, a song released in 1992 whose proceeds went entirely to AIDS research. I couldnt help it, forgive me dear listeners, I had to do a longer than usual cut at the start! But this song was actually a fundraiser for AIDS when it was released.

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

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This model will give participating programs a per-member-per-month payment to offer care management, care coordination, and other services such as caregiver training, disease education, and respite. I didn’t know how to manage it. It requires a fight. It’s been going on for many decades now. Malaz: I love it.