GeriPal

JULY 21, 2022

Often the work of the certified driving rehab specialist is to assess the older drivers goals, assess prognosis for driving, and help the family navigate discussions around driving cessation (hmmm…sounds like an approach to family meetings). There is a dearth of Certified Driving Rehab Specialists: 12 for the entire state of Colorado!

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GeriPal

JUNE 22, 2023

We start off part one by interviewing Michele DiTomas, who has been the longstanding Medical Director of the Hospice unit and currently is also the Chief Medical Executive for the Palliative care Initiative with the California Correctional Healthcare Services. Michele: The article was 2018, but I think Bonnie read the article more recently.

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GeriPal

MARCH 24, 2022

Completion of advance directives and billing codes for advance care planning as quality metrics. Links to a few couple items mentioned on the podcast: Objectives for Advance Care Planning. 2018 Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews on ACP. 2018 Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews on ACP. Among other topics.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Nate also wrote a NEJM piece last year on Alzheimers Disease, Biomarkers, and mAbs What Does Primary Care Need? We address the following questions with Nate: Has anything changed for the primary care doctor when diagnosing Alzheimers? How should we screen for cognitive impairment? Nate 01:11 Very healthy man.

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Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 10, 2024

Family medicine is neither the most prestigious nor the highest paid medical profession. As a general practitioner and primary care researcher, it was always fascinating for me to delve into the scientific literature to investigate this issue. Family medicine today is therefore more important than ever.

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