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GeriPal Special: Hopes and Worries for Hospice and Palliative Care

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We need good nurse practitioners. The post GeriPal Special: Hopes and Worries for Hospice and Palliative Care appeared first on A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Podcast for Every Healthcare Professional. Eric: Shaida, when you think about the future of hospice and palliative medicine, what are you most worried about?

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

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

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” 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.”