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Episode 148: Antiracism in Medicine Series Episode 4 – Dismantling Race-Based Medicine Part 2: Clinical Perspectives

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Moreover, center patients not only in discussions about individual decision-making but in constructing and drawing meaning from the research. Our esteemed publications should ensure that investigations that utilize racial variables follow these guidelines before being published. September 8, 2020. Published July 2, 2020.

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Episode 275: Anti-Racism in Medicine Series – Episode 19 – Reframing the Opioid Epidemic: Anti-Racist Praxis, Racial Health Inequities, and Harm Reduction

The Clinical Problem Solvers

There is a special emphasis on the use of public health models that prioritize harm reduction and person-centered care to prevent drug-related fatalities and curb the opioid epidemic along lines of race and class. The foundational literature in this area has furthered stigma and bias, especially towards Black birthing persons.

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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. However, its main predictors are age, comorbidity, and healthcare utilization. Eric: VA people will know what that is. David: Yeah.

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

GeriPal

primary palliative care interventions seem to fail, whereas specialized palliative care interventions have a relatively robust track record of success. Eric 19:30 Should we add that to special effects as our producer? Would it have changed potentially utilization rates like hospice utilization? Why do so many (most, all??)

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Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model: A Podcast with Malaz Boustani and Diane Ty

GeriPal

Don’t get me wrong, the evidence points to cost savings, but as Chris Callahan and Kathleen Unroe pointed out in a JAGS editorial in 2020 “in comprehensive dementia care models, savings may accrue to Medicare, but the expenses accrue to a fluid and unstable network of local service providers, patients, and their families.” Diane: Fantastic.

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Do You Hear What I Hear? One Year of OTC Hearing Aids

FDA Law

Koblitz & Philip Won — The first anniversary is always special. There was widespread agreement among stakeholders that utilization of hearing aids by people with hearing loss was far too low, although there was substantial disagreement as to causes for the underutilization. By Jeffrey N. Gibbs & Sara W.