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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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Episode 392: Antiracism in Medicine – Episode 27 – Racial and Gender Health Disparities in Youth Suicide: Part 2

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Dr. Simon stresses the importance of educational efforts to dismantle biases and calls for greater research attention to this group. He points out that historically, some community spaces have also been sources of harm, so intentional engagement and mental health education are essential. 2020 Nov 12;383(20):1904-1905.

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Episode 120: Antiracism in Medicine Series Episode 1 – Racism, Police Violence, and Health

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Faculty Regardless of specialty or field, it is important all educators and clinicians do the work of understanding how racism is pervasive within their respective areas of expertise. This starts with self-education and a commitment to speak up when blatant examples of racism come up in the work space and beyond. N Engl J Med.

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Improving Hospital Care for Older Adults through Acute Care for Elders (ACE Units): Kellie Flood and Stephanie Rogers

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Not every hospital or every health system is the same physically or financial incentives or which clinical programs exist and patient demographics. Eric: And particularly, the one that seems the hardest is changing the physical environment. And so how can we adopt these five elements for the unique environment that we’re in?

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Diabetes in Late Life: Nadine Carter, Tamryn Gray, Alex Lee

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And so a lot of it’s the education for patients and their care partners, “This is why we’re doing the things we’re doing. Are clinicians adequately trained and educated about signs and symptoms of that right balance of knowing when to change the whole medication regimen? Absolutely. Nadine: Yeah.

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Palliative Rehab?!?: Ann Henshaw, Tamra Keeney, and Sarguni Singh

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Physical therapy had walked with him that day and noted improvement compared to previous walks, suggesting that he should be discharged to a skilled nursing facility for rehabilitation on discharge. At the end of the day, I lamented that physical, occupational, and speech therapists aren’t more tightly integrated with palliative care teams.

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The Nature of Suffering: BJ Miller and Naomi Saks

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Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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