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

GeriPal

I think back in what, May 2016, you published a randomized controlled trial, first author, palliative care and the ED randomized study, cancer patients. Eric 04:26 So that 2016 study was in the ED, but it was getting specialty palliative care to see them when they were hospitalized, is that right? Primary outcome was quality of life.

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Storycatching: Podcast with Heather Coats and Thor Ringler

GeriPal

So like I said, I got to meet Thor, I believe it was May, 2016. Even in the crazy hurried clinic space, the interesting thing, I have had two or three outpatient clinic managers email me that said, “I saw this narrative.” Depends om my audience. Eric: And what are you doing as far as a research project? Heather: Yeah.

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Is it time for geriatricians to get on board with lecanemab? Jason Karlawish and Ken Covinsky

GeriPal

So like I said, I got to meet Thor, I believe it was May, 2016. Even in the crazy hurried clinic space, the interesting thing, I have had two or three outpatient clinic managers email me that said, “I saw this narrative.” Depends om my audience. Eric: And what are you doing as far as a research project? Heather: Yeah.

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Dignity at the End of Life: A Podcast with Harvey Chochinov

GeriPal

We published a nice piece, I think it was in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. So Brian wrote this article in JAMA Internal Medicine arguing that we should take the word intensive out of intensive care units. We began this here in Winnipeg. He’s at UCSF, he’s an intensivist. Who’s his aunt by the way.

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Prognosis Superspecial: A Podcast with Kara Bischoff, James Deardorff, and Elizabeth Lilley

GeriPal

God, it must have been like 2015, 2016. I don’t know how our patients manage that. Eric 10:09 So you’re reassured on that concern there. Kara 10:12 Yep. Eric 10:13 You know, I guess one question for me is a ways back, I looked at our. And by the way, the cancer’s back when you get your next scan in three months.

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Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model: A Podcast with Malaz Boustani and Diane Ty

GeriPal

This model will give participating programs a per-member-per-month payment to offer care management, care coordination, and other services such as caregiver training, disease education, and respite. Malaz: One day I was in internal medicine residency and I had to take care of a patient who was admitted from a nursing home with dementia.