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Deprescribing Super Special III: Constance Fung, Emily McDonald, Amy Linsky, and Michelle Odden

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In our third segment, we explore Amy Linskys study that examined the effect of patient-directed educational materials on clinician deprescribing of potentially low-benefit or high-risk medications, such as proton pump inhibitors, high-dose gabapentin, or risky diabetes medications. Amy, welcome to GeriPal. Amy 00:34 Excited to be here.

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Nurse Practitioners Critical in Treating Older Adults as Ranks of Geriatricians Shrink

Physician's Weekly

Ellen had been diagnosed with vascular dementia, peripheral vascular disease, and Type 2 diabetes. According to a 2024 survey , of the roughly 431,000 licensed nurse practitioners, 15% are, like Johnson, certified to treat older adults. . “It’s fine, except this cough I’ve had since junior high,” Ellen said.

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Optimizing Nutrition in Aging: A Podcast with Anna Pleet, Elizabeth Eckstrom, and Emily Johnston

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ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. But, yeah, there’s excellent randomized trial data on the benefits of mediterranean diet for cardiovascular risk reduction for stroke, risk reduction for dementia, risk reduction for diabetes, risk reduction for depression, risk reduction for pain and osteoarthritis.

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