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RCT of Palliative Care for Heart Failure and Lung Disease: David Bekelman and Lyndsay DeGroot

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary In a JAMA 2020 systematic review of palliative care for non-cancer serious illness, Kieran Quinn found many positives, as we discussed on our podcast and in our editorial. With their regular providers? However, its main predictors are age, comorbidity, and healthcare utilization. David: Yeah.

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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and related factors among primary health care workers in a district of Istanbul: A cross-sectional study from Turkey

BMJ

METHOD The cross-sectional study was conducted on family physicians and family health staff working in primary care family health centers in Üsküdar district of Istanbul with a population of 520,771 between 25-29 December 2020 [4]. Two hundred seventy-six of the healthcare professionals were reached (response rate: 85.4%).

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

GeriPal

And so I did all of my research training in health services research, health policy, and then was very grateful to be recruited by Dr. Christine Ritchie when she transitioned here to MGH in September of 2020. We provide critical education. We provide critical conversations with colleagues and families to coordinate transition planning.”

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Improving Nursing Home Quality: Jasmine Travers, Alice Bonner, Isaac Longobardi, and Mike Wasserman

GeriPal

You were on a National Academy of Sciences committee started in 2020? To me, I think the Greenhouse folks have proven that you can provide quality care in a home-like environment cost effectively if it’s done right. Eric: All right, let’s jump into this topic. Improving nursing home quality. Jasmine: Yes. Is that right?

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POLST Evidence and Update: Kelly Vranas, Abby Dotson, Karl Steinberg, and Scott Halpern

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As you mentioned, it was published in JAGS in 2020, and we really started from the time of inception of POLST, so in the early 1990s, up until about February 2020 was the date that we cut off. I think that policy in the emergency department is showing that no matter what that provider is looking to see if a patient has a preference.

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FDA-Approved Labeling: Is Enough Enough?

FDA Law Blog

Recall that the funds provided under the Prescription Drug User Fee Acts (PDUFA) are not available to support the agency’s efforts related to monograph drugs.) Most OTC drugs, particularly drugs that have been around for a while, are primarily marketed pursuant to OTC monographs.

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RCT of PC in ED: Corita Grudzen, Fernanda Bellolio, & Tammie Quest

GeriPal

Most emergency providers wanted to do the right thing for seriously ill patients, but they didnt have the knowledge, skills, or experience to do it. We weren’t randomizing providers or patients. Remember, this was March 2020, around that time when we got all this training and we were having now these conversations really often.