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GeriPal Special: Hopes and Worries for Hospice and Palliative Care

GeriPal

Attendee 3: PCHETA, the Palliative Care Hospice and Education Training Act, of course. Attendee 9: Early integration of palliative care in medical education. We need good nurse practitioners. So I worry about burnout for our teams, but I’m hopeful that we can continue to grow and educate each other.

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

GeriPal

JAMA IM 2013, you had a paper that showed what, 300, $400. Most ACE units had the bedside nurse, the physical therapist, a social worker, a case manager, and then differences in a lot of other people, chaplains, nurse practitioners, the primary teams. Eric: And you’ve done that, right? Kellie: Yeah, totally agree.

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Hematology Board Meeting Summary | Spring 2025

ABIM

The group discussed policy shifts and potential implications for graduate medical education and health equity. Dr. McDonald acknowledged that recent executive orders have emphasized more competition in medical and legal education accreditation, but reaffirmed ABIM’s commitment to evidence-based practice and health equity.

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

GeriPal

” And I said to her, well, they had a geriatric nurse practitioner. Graduated in 2013, did a two-year clinician educator track. And I met with the clinical pharmacist who worked in that clinic and she told me, “You know what? We don’t have a geriatrician. The medical school has no geriatricians.”