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

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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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How to Make an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis in Primary Care: A Podcast with Nathaniel Chin

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So I get all the referrals from my great colleagues in primary care. And I’m seeing people coming in with mini mentals of 10 out of 30 who we end up doing thoroughly testing and they’re perfectly healthy and they’re scoring well. I just had lab tests done. It just happened. Nate 24:42 Well, no.