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Episode 262: Anti-Racism in Medicine Series – Episode 18 – Remedying Health Inequities Driven by the Carceral System

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Incarceration negatively affects the physical and mental health of people who are incarcerated as well as their family members and loved ones, and limits access to healthcare before, during, and after incarceration. All healthcare professionals will have patients who are directly or indirectly impacted by the carceral system.

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Psychedelics – reasons for caution: Stacy Fischer, Brian Anderson, Theora Cimino

GeriPal

FDA is considering approval, shifting away from Schedule I restrictions, paving the way for use in clinical practice. In our prior podcast with Ira Byock on psychedelics in 2019 we talked primarily about the potential of psychedelics. Legalization is moving forward in several states , following the lead of Oregon and Colorado.

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The importance of social connection: Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Thomas Cudjoe, & Carla Perissinotto

GeriPal

Ashwin Kotwal: Yeah, and Thomas, I know this is something we’ve talked about as a group too, which is how do you translate some of these scales that we use in large studies to our clinical practice? I’m wondering, you talked about that patient who was really isolated and coming to the emergency room. It’s tough.

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PC for Patients with Substance Use Disorder: Janet Ho, Sach Kale, Julie Childers

GeriPal

Substance use disorder is one of those complex issues in which clinical practice is changing rapidly. We’ve all been taught through fellowship or through clinical practice about how to assess pain. You can listen to our prior podcasts on substance use disorder here , here , here , and here.