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Overtreatment of prostate cancer in the active surveillance era

Common Sense Family Doctor

Concerns about overdiagnosis of clinically insignificant prostate cancer through prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening motivated the 2018 American Academy of Family Physicians’ (AAFP) recommendation against routine screening for prostate cancer. Explaining the AAFP’s position, Drs. and 6.1%, respectively).

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Transforming the Culture of Dementia Care: Podcast with Anne Basting, Ab Desai, Susan McFadden, and Judy Long

GeriPal

She directs UCSF MERI’s patient, family, and clinician support with classes and consultation on resiliency, well-being, and grief. When was that, 2010? Eric: 2010. Alex: First three words would be, family and history and diversity. Judy Long, MDiv, BCC , palliative care chaplain and educator at UCSF and caregiver.

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

GeriPal

And that grew into a group of volunteers coming back and at least providing support groups, giving those men a place where they could talk at least. So in 2010, there were about 150,000 incarcerated people in California. In many cases, the families were the victims of the crime. So we’ve gone from 150,000 to 100,000.

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Private Equity Gobbling Up Hospices plus Hospice and Dementia: Melissa Aldridge, Krista Harrison, & Lauren Hunt

GeriPal

Second, Hospice was originally designed for patients with advanced cancer, but the fastest growing admitting diagnosis is dementia. And yet, disenrollment from hospice, either due to patient/family revoking the benefit or stabilization of illness (extended prognosis) is remarkably high for people with dementia among some hospices.

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Palliative care for cancer: Podcast with Jennifer Temel and Areej El-Jawahri

GeriPal

This is my early father’s day gift from the family. But at that time I was struck by how in that field, there wasn’t a focus or really interest in symptom management and support for patients and their families. Jennifer: It was 2010. Eric: 2010. Alex: I’ve got to show you the back of the Jersey.

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GeriPal 300th Episode: Ask Me Anything Hot Ones Style

GeriPal

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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Hastening Death by Stopping Eating and Drinking: Hope Wechkin, Thaddeus Pope, & Josh Briscoe

GeriPal

And is there a middle path to provide some degree of comfort while also hastening the end of life? Alex 00:48 And we’re delighted to welcome back Josh Briscoe, who’s a palliative care doc at the Durham VA Medical center in Duke and blogs at Notes from a Family Meeting. Thaddeus 00:46 Thank you.

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