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Improving Hospital Care for Older Adults through Acute Care for Elders (ACE Units): Kellie Flood and Stephanie Rogers

GeriPal

And so for our example, when we launched our brand new ACE unit here at UAB in 2008, we did not have the funds to redesign the unit until three years later. And so I thought let’s try to figure out actually how many they are, where they are they in academic centers and community centers. Are they community dwelling?

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Is Hospice Losing Its Way: A Podcast with Ira Byock and Joseph Shega

GeriPal

She’s a hospice and palliative care nurse practitioner and Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing at UCSF. So initially hospice grew as a non-profit, charity based, community based organization. Eric: Alex, we have some great guests with us today. Alex: We have some wonderful guests. Now it’s 70%.

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PC for Patients with Substance Use Disorder: Janet Ho, Sach Kale, Julie Childers

GeriPal

I remember as a fellow, I would come in and our nurse practitioner on our hospice team, I would say the word narcotics, and f or half an hour, she would just lay into me. Alex 01:17 We had the wrong terms drilled into us. We just unlearn what we have learned. laughter] Eric 01:21 Like narcotics. Pearls tips?

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

GeriPal

Whereas with comprehensive dementia care, what you really need is a lot of the support that is delivered in the community. So I think what’s really exciting is that these community-based organizations, some of those groups that provide training, transportation, respite care, all of that was never included. Diane: Yeah.