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EMS Intervention to Reduce Falls: Carmen Quatman and Katie Quatman-Yates

GeriPal

Panelists Carmen Quatman and Katie Quatman-Yates have no relationships to disclose. Wait, first of all, what’s the incidence of calling EMS for falls over almost a decade, I think like 2007 to 2016, and what happens to people afterwards? You want to go back, I know this is pre-pandemic. You got to go way back in your memory.

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The Future of Geriatrics: A Podcast with Jerry Gurwitz, Ryan Chippendale, and Mike Harper

GeriPal

Jerry: Probably for the reason a lot of people go into geriatrics, close relationship with grandparents, volunteered to work in a nursing home as a high school student, just felt really good about being around old people and not having a problem with it. I finished my fellowship in ’88. Why did you go into it? Oh, woe is us.

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RCT of PC in ED: Corita Grudzen, Fernanda Bellolio, & Tammie Quest

GeriPal

Why this study was a success due to the sheer size (nearly 100,000 patients in about 30 EDs) of the study, and the fact that, as far as the investigators know, all study sites continue to employ the clinical decision support tool. Essentially a primary palliative care intervention of sorts. What is a clinical decision support?

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Palliative Care Pioneer: Susan Block

GeriPal

Myself personally, I was in PCEP at Harvard, I think like 2007 or something with Rachelle Bernacki and a bunch of other great people. And man, I still remember those sessions, some of the most powerful learning experiences of my career as a palliative care doctor. Susan: Beautiful. Was before the Medicare hospice benefit.

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