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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

Disparities in Restraint Practices: Disparities in restraint practices are addressed, particularly the disproportionate use of physical and pharmacologic restraints on Black people. 2020 Nov 12;383(20):1904-1905. Disclosures The hosts and guests report no relevant financial disclosures. References 1. Benton TD , Boyd RC , Njoroge WF.

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

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Public health advocate, leader, and scholar, Dr. Camara Phyllis Jones , is credited for creating the framework many healthcare professionals and researchers use to think about systemic racism’s impacts on Black health. N Engl J Med 2020; 383:197-199. link] August 26, 2020. N Engl J Med. 2016;375(22):2113-2115.

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

GeriPal

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?

Hospital 101
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Diabetes in Late Life: Nadine Carter, Tamryn Gray, Alex Lee

GeriPal

It has to do with movement and food in a lot of ways- Tamryn: Physical activity, nutrition, dietary changes. There’s this great article and I’ll send it to you all, it’s called End-of-Life Care Requires Caution With Use of Continuous Glucose Monitoring, JPM, from 2020. Absolutely. And so I’ll send you that link.

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The Nature of Suffering: BJ Miller and Naomi Saks

GeriPal

I mean, to me, the Buddhist concept that there are multiple forms of suffering, like there’s the suffering that’s due to pain and physical symptoms. I think there is a difference, too, between physical suffering, and we have to also give that its dignity. I think there is definitely a place, especially physical.

IT 137
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Palliative Rehab?!?: Ann Henshaw, Tamra Keeney, and Sarguni Singh

GeriPal

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.