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When to Go to a Doctor for Chest Congestion: At-home Care vs. Medical Attention

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Caring for the Unrepresented: A Podcast with Joe Dixon, Timothy Farrell, Yael Zweig

GeriPal

So like as an example, in New York State, if someone has no healthcare proxy that they’ve designated, there is a legal structure by which we can assign a surrogate, whereas other states don’t have that same structure. But they also did not do the DPOA for healthcare form. So there’s no healthcare surrogate.

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Telehealth vs In-Person Palliative Care: A Podcast with Joseph Greer, Lynn Flint, Simone Rinaldi, and Vicki Jackson

GeriPal

In one corner, weighing in at decades of experience, well known for heavy hits of bedside assessments, strong patient-family relationships, and a knockout punch of interdisciplinary collaboration, we have in-person palliative care consults. So delivering those month visits in clinic, often in tandem with their other oncology appointments.

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Time to stop driving? Podcast with Emmy Betz and Terri Cassidy

GeriPal

When you think about getting your groceries, going to doctor’s appointments, going to religious services, if that’s important to you. So we’re trying to help replace the transportation option. Because how that is approached can have lasting effects on relationships, unfortunately. Eric: Yeah.

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

GeriPal

Panelists Katie Fitzgerald Jones and Jessica Merlin have no relationships to disclose. 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. Katie: Yep.

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Surrogate Decision Making: Bernie Lo and Laurie Dornbrand

GeriPal

Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. Guest Laurie Dornbrand has no relationships to disclose. Even if you haven’t completed a healthcare proxy, durable training for healthcare, most states say here’s a list of people who can make that decision in order. AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s) â„¢.

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