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Gabapentinoids – Gabapentin and Pregabalin: Tasce Bongiovanni, Donovan Maust and Nisha Iyer

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The FDA-approved indications for gabapentin are only for treating patients with partial seizures or postherpetic neuralgia. valproic acid and gabapentin), in nursing homes, particularly patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. There are a lot of reasons that may explain the massive increase in use of these drugs.

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RCT of Default Inpatient PC Consults: Kate Courtright & Scott Halpern

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First, in our editorial, we expressed concern about the length of stay metric not being patient centric, though important for health systems focused on cost savings. And PAIR stands for the Palliative and Advanced Illness Research Center. Three things I love about this podcast, and why you should listen. Much more to come.

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End-of-Life Doulas: A Podcast with Jane Euler, Beth Klint, and John Loughnane

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There’s an organization that I took my training from, which began, I want to say, in 2012. But before we jump into that topic, John, do you have the song request for Alex? John: I do. It’s Jimmy Buffett’s song, Bubbles Up. It was on his last album. As you may know, Jimmy Buffett passed away in August of a rare skin cancer.

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

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Recently, discussion has emerged about how these issues intertwine in caring for patients with advancing dementia who have stated that they would not want to continue living in that condition: for those with an advanced directive to stop eating and drinking, how do we balance caring for their rational past self and their experiential current self?

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Optimizing Nutrition in Aging: A Podcast with Anna Pleet, Elizabeth Eckstrom, and Emily Johnston

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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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