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Implementation of a novel linkage of primary care electronic medical record data with hospital data in South Eastern Ontario [Big data]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Currently, primary care data, community data, and hospital data are not linked in Ontario, resulting in a disconnect in continuity of care. Datasets: Primary care EMR data from the Eastern Ontario Network and acute care, post-acute, and community mental health and addictions data from the Shared Health Integrated Information Portal.

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Social Workers as Leaders on Palliative Care Teams: A Podcast with Barbara Jones

GeriPal

We need to figure out how to create this community of palliative care social work scholars. It creates that community where you’re like, “Oh, I’m not alone. And I’ve got a whole community of people to support me.” And then when that funding stream stopped, we thought we can’t stop this.

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

GeriPal

So I wonder Nathan, comment, if you could for us, on these comics, graphic art as a mechanism for teaching people, whether it’s within the palliative care community or the broader audience of clinicians that this clearly would appeal to as well. She has a book out. She also has a book out, shout out those folks.

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Nudges for Prognosis and Comfort Care in the ICU: Kate Courtright, Scott Halpern, & Jaspal Singh

GeriPal

Many were community hospitals. I mean, Cass Sunstein and Dick Thauer wrote a book entitled nudge. We didn’t make them communicate it, but we focused them on it, which makes them more likely to then utilize that information. Examples of nudges, some based in health care, others in coffee.

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Palliative Rehab?!?: Ann Henshaw, Tamra Keeney, and Sarguni Singh

GeriPal

And so for pt, we’re generally focused on assistance with transfers, providing assistive devices to help people maintain independence with ambulation, doing stairs, leaving their homes, getting into the community, but really focusing on symptom management. And oh, guess what?

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Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model: A Podcast with Malaz Boustani and Diane Ty

GeriPal

There’s a book called The 36-hour day for dementia caregivers. Whereas with comprehensive dementia care, what you really need is a lot of the support that is delivered in the community. And these care navigator, they can be community health worker with just 12 years of education. It has multiple prints and updates.

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As Federal Health Grants Shrink, Memory Cafes Help Dementia Patients and Their Caregivers

Physician's Weekly

Rob Kennedy mingled with about a dozen other people in a community space in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania. ” The monthly budget goes toward crafts, books, coffee, snacks, and some utilities for the two-hour meetings. It takes community engagement.” Local foundations provide grants that help cover those costs.