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

GeriPal

Association of Sensory and Cognitive Impairment With Healthcare Utilization and Cost in Older Adults. He was an otolaryngologist and epidemiology person too, might have an appointment in geriatrics too. Including more hospital utilization or healthcare utilization, maybe cognitive impairment issues. Is that right?

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

GeriPal

Panelists David Bekelman, Lyndsay DeGroot, and Diah Martina have no relationships to disclose. However, its main predictors are age, comorbidity, and healthcare utilization. So, the docs actually wrote orders for tests, medications, consults. Eric: VA people will know what that is. David: Yeah. Eric: Okay. David: They were not.

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Comics and Humor in Palliative Care: A Podcast with Nathan Gray

GeriPal

Because just like in the bedside space, if you are using humor in a way that builds bonds and relationships with the patient can be really beautiful, and normalizing. ” And I thankfully haven’t had anybody decline an appointment or something that I knew of because I did this. Did they ask for a consult?”

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New South Family Medicine and MedSpa Offers Next Level Care

New South Family Medicine and MedSpa

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Stepped Palliative Care: A Podcast with Jennifer Temel, Chris Jones, and Pallavi Kumar

GeriPal

So, basically, with a stepped care model, the goal is to tailor care delivery to the patient’s needs while at the same time utilizing less clinician resources. If they get palliative care consult, they get one. That’s a lot of appointments that we have to account for over time. Jennifer 04:25 I can take that on.