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

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Maybe even had come in with a complication. Emily 19:52 You know, some complication that might have even like, you know, kind of triggered that thought process about maybe it’s time for me to come off of the medication and just. They have a lot of chronic conditions. Of the medication. Maybe a fall or delirium.

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

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ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. It used to be a much more complicated model. As a nurse, how challenging would it be to do eight hours of training and jump into this complicated world? Subscribers will claim MOC credit by completing an evaluation with self-reflection questions. David: Right.

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Hospital-at-Home: Bruce Leff and Tacara Soones

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In that clinical experience, we saw a lot of older adults who would develop acute illness, often exacerbations of their chronic conditions. And in the omnibus bill that was last passed, the waiver was extended through the end of 2024. And it was not uncommon for them to, absolutely, refuse to go to the hospital.

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