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9 Technologies That Will Shape The Future Of Dentistry

The Medical Futurist

Just like in the case of other medical specialties , disruptive innovations will have a huge impact on how dentistry will be practiced and how patients will take care of themselves in the future. How about having a teledentist consultation? Or being able to grow new teeth at the age of 80?

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Buprenorphine Use in Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Zachary Sager and Janet Ho

GeriPal

And if you want to learn more about buprenorphine from these amazing palliative care clinicians and others, check out of some of these articles: Learn more about caring for those with substance use disorder: . Article on buprenorphine in the elderly. I always thought this article came out 2011. Transcript. So here we go.

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Is it time for geriatricians to get on board with lecanemab? Jason Karlawish and Ken Covinsky

GeriPal

In an article in the NEJM (a published article this time, wonder of wonders!) So those questions we ask when we’re doing a palliative care consult. And then we also have another Vas, many of the interviews are done by medical students or other healthcare trainees as part of their clinical rotation at the VA.

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Storycatching: Podcast with Heather Coats and Thor Ringler

GeriPal

So those questions we ask when we’re doing a palliative care consult. And then we also have another Vas, many of the interviews are done by medical students or other healthcare trainees as part of their clinical rotation at the VA. ” So lo and behold, that’s how I met Thor. We need to remedy that issue, Eric.

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Allowing Patients to Die: Louise Aronson and Bill Andereck

GeriPal

And for this podcast in particular, both Bill and Louise wrote articles that we’re going to be discussing particular patient cases. So while you don’t have to, we’re gonna summarize these articles. If you have a chance to read those articles before you listen to this podcast, I highly recommend that you do.

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The Roots of Palliative Care: Michael Kearney, Sue Britton, and Justin Sanders

GeriPal

Yes, it means to cloak, but theres more Whole-person-care Total pain Healing as a process distinct from the deterioration of the body Sympomatologists The patient and family as the unit of care Our guests referenced many articles on this podcast, linked above and below. You’re a disgruntled medical student. by Kearney.

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Palliative Care in India: M.R. Rajagopal

GeriPal

He is also author of the book, “ Walk with the Weary: Lessons in Humanity in Health Care ,” and was featured in this Atlantic article. Raj: It was indeed very, very gradual, and the seeds were sown when I was a medical student. Raj: That’s one of the high tech medical absurdities that we have developed.

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