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

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Summary Transcript CME Summary Its another deprescribing super special on today’s GeriPal Podcast, where we delve into the latest research on deprescribing medications prescribed to older adults. Today, we explore four fascinating studies highlighting innovative approaches to reducing medication use and improving patient outcomes.

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Caring for Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in the Emergency Department: A Problem-Based Approach

PEMBlog

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a complex and progressive disease requiring highly specialized care, especially in emergency situations. The condition affects multiple organ systems—muscular, cardiac, and respiratory—leading to a myriad of clinical complications.

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Podcast: ECPR

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While ECPR shows promise in improving survival rates, particularly in pediatric patients with conditions like congenital heart disease, it is resource-intensive and carries significant risks. So first, the patient has ongoing, high quality CPR. If the patient’s heart function recovers, they’re gradually weaned off of ECMO.

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Texas invests $50M in psychedelic drug research to treat addiction

Medical Xpress

A 2024 study published in the journal Nature Medicine found that military veterans with brain injuries saw major mental and physical improvements after just one ibogaine session. Ibogaine is a psychedelic that causes powerful hallucinations and can last for hours. In Brazil, the therapy has helped thousands.

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Rewiring the body clock: Deep brain imaging reveals unexpected complexity in jet lag adjustment

Medical Xpress

What is known is that special cells in the eye called intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) detect blue light and send signals to the SCN to reset the clock. But what we observed was much more complicated." Some SCN neurons were activated by light, while others were inhibited.

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

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He also found gaps, including very few studies of patients with lung disease, and little impact of trials on quality of life. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. Your research is a lot in this patient population, right? The article we discuss today, also published in JAMA , addresses these two gaps.

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Palliative Care in Liver Disease: A Podcast with Kirsten Engel, Sarah Gillespie-Heyman, Brittany Waterman, & Amy Johnson

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It’s a jampacked 50 minutes, filled with pearls on taking care of patients with liver disease. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. And, you know, I just thought it was a really special song. Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. For any MOC questions, please email moc@ucsf.edu.