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EMS Intervention to Reduce Falls: Carmen Quatman and Katie Quatman-Yates

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The insight started when Carmen, an orthopedic surgeon-researcher, and Katie, a physical therapist- researcher participated in ride-alongs with EMS providers to patient’s homes. They weren’t hurt, they didn’t need transport, and we were seeing the same people over and over again. Carmen: Thank you. Eric: Yeah.

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Sweet! A Metabolic Disorders focused podcast episode

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2016 Jan;37(1):3-15; quiz 16-7, 47. You won’t be able to diagnose them on history and physical alone. Therefore, in the ED, the goal is really to recognize the science and symptoms on history and physical exam that are suggestive of metabolic disease. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Available from: [link] Rice GM, Steiner RD.

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

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Too many people do because it’s really hard to keep their loved ones at home for the cost, the enormous financial, mental and physical strain for the family. 2015, 2016. And then 2016 after CMMI finished the evaluation, it looked good, nothing happened. Diane: Which too many people do, Malaz. Malaz: Yeah. Eric: Okay.