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Dialysis vs Conservative Management for Older Adults: Manju Kurella Tamura, Susan Wong, & Maria Montez-Rath

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Additional link to study with heatmaps of specific locations (hospital, nursing home, home) after initiating dialysis. -@AlexSmithMD ** NOTE: To claim CME credit for this episode, click here ** Transcript Eric 00:11 Welcome to the GeriPal podcast. I felt like more often than not, we erred towards dialysis because there it is.

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

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Today we discuss: Why the study was negative for the primary (hospitalization) and all secondary outcome (e.g. Tammie 03:04 Depends on how long they were pre-hospital. So that study was focused on patients admitted to the hospital. You know, most, most ERs admit, you know, far fewer than 50% of their patients.

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

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I think some individuals thought there was cherry-picking of stories that made it seem like hospice is this bad thing, that it’s taking advantage of vulnerable individuals and it didn’t talk enough about the good things that hospice does. We don’t want people dying in the hospital if their goal is to be at home.

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