GeriPal

JUNE 8, 2023

When I’m on palliative care consults and attending in our hospice unit we have to counsel patients about deprescribing and de-intensifying diabetes medications. What are the risks and rewards of new classes of medications? What is the role of the family caregiver system, how they play a role? How high is too high?

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Myriad Genetics

MARCH 19, 2024

Colorectal cancer, once considered a disease of the elderly, is now increasingly affecting younger individuals. Further, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association , colorectal cancer is estimated to become the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among younger adults (ages 20 to 49) in the United States by 2030.

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Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

As the 2025 legislative session swings into full gear, the Alabama Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has set its sights on a cadre of pivotal bills set to shape the healthcare landscape for years to come. Chip Brown, HB 2 proposes a change to existing law regarding the consent process for medical procedures involving minors.

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Alex: Today we’re delighted to welcome Jerry Gurwitz, who is a geriatrician and professor of medicine at the UMass Chan Medical School. I talked about lack of prestige and respect, and I talked about how healthcare system leaders and medical school deans don’t always seem to value the field of geriatrics.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 7, 2023

was supported by the fossil fuel industry , because it shifted responsibility for change from industry to individuals. So it’s hard to know about individual practice when I think of geriatrics or geriatric nursing because a lot of the solutions are really broad scale public health initiatives are needed, don’t you think?

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GeriPal

JULY 25, 2024

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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GeriPal

APRIL 20, 2023

What are the structural factors and individual factors that contribute to homelessness? They found that between 2017 and 2030, they think the percentage of the population that’s 65 and up is going to triple in that 15-year period. The worse the structural factors are, the fewer individual factors you need to become homeless.

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