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

GeriPal

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. Eric: So you both published a paper in JAGS, what, 2018, ’19 looking at what happens to people? laughter] Carmen, welcome to the GeriPal podcast!

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Time for Geriatric Assessments in Cancer Care: William Dale, Mazie Tsang, and John Simmons

GeriPal

William: So ASCO decided to make a high priority this year to redo the guidelines, which were originally released in 2018. And then the duo, physical and cognitive function, those are the seven that… Alex: Oh, that’s a good way of remembering it. Drugs has to do with polypharmacy. I like it, John. William: Yeah. Mazie: Yes.

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Time to stop driving? Podcast with Emmy Betz and Terri Cassidy

GeriPal

Eric: For those of you don’t know, Emmy was on our podcast back in 2018 … man, pre-COVID times. If they’re in a major car crash, they’re going to have more long-term complications probably than a 20-year-old would. Or somebody who has other physical cognitive problems at any age. ” Emmy: “No.”

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Pragmatic Trial of ACP: Jennifer Wolff, Sydney Dy, Danny Scerpella, and Jasmine Santoyo-Olsson

GeriPal

But the process of implementing this project across two big health systems in our area was very complicated and had its share of both challenges and rewards. Ideally the conversation would happen before, but also clinicians were able to make referrals to facilitators. The intervention itself is very straightforward.

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Should We Shift from Advance Care Planning to Serious Illness Communication?

GeriPal

And it was really good for my mental and physicalPhysical health, obviously, but mental health really. And I think the advanced planning debate is really a question of, how do we help this very complicated situation? Get the hospice referral. So if you are sick, I really encourage you, just take the time off.

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