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

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I talked about lack of prestige and respect, and I talked about how healthcare system leaders and medical school deans don’t always seem to value the field of geriatrics. But then I realized who I wasn’t hearing from, I did not hear from the CEO of my organization, my healthcare organization. One was very surprising.

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Dementia and high risk surgery: Joel Weissman and Samir Shah

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That provision was taken out of Obamacare back in 2007, 2008. I mean, financially, the bulk of the American healthcare system is a fee-for-service system. Is there a role for the primary care doctor, for the anesthesiologist, for the consulting team, for … Eric: Integrative geriatrics. Alex: Mm-hmm.