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

GeriPal

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. Ethical and practical. Connie 14:57 Yeah.

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Hearing Loss in Geriatrics and Palliative Care: A Podcast with Nick Reed and Meg Wallhagen

GeriPal

Was there any mention about the impact that hearing loss has in communication or what we should do about it in clinical practice? He was an otolaryngologist and epidemiology person too, might have an appointment in geriatrics too. And he liked some of what I was doing, which was really on diabetes and hearing loss.

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Substance Use Disorder in Aging and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Jessica Merlin, Devon Check

GeriPal

Why would CBT work for neuropathic pain and diabetes differently than it would work for neuropathic pain and cancer? So, if they have an alcohol use disorder and that’s really impairing their ability to make it to chemotherapy appointments or it’s causing them to have even more mucositis related pain, you need to know about that.

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How to Make an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis in Primary Care: A Podcast with Nathaniel Chin

GeriPal

And then the family tells me they can’t keep an appointment, they can’t manage their finances. And I gotta manage their blood pressure and their diabetes meds. Eric 18:39 Yeah, I do worry a little bit because I recently had a primary care appointment. Well, there’s my complaint. Nate 14:25 Oh.