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2021: Blessings on Blessings on Blessings!

Aspiring Minority Doctor

It's New Year's Eve, I'm currently in the Emergency Room working my final night shift for the month, and you know what? I took risks, explored, spent time with old friends while making new friends, and enjoyed time with family and the people I love.⁣ - Took an unforgettable solo birthday trip to St. I am overjoyed beyond words!

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Medical Cannabis Revisted: A Podcast with David Casarett and Eloise Theisen

GeriPal

David is a physician who wrote the book “ Stoned: A Doctor’s Case for Medical Marijuana ” and gave a TED talk on “ A Doctor’s Case for Medical Marijuana ” that was watched over 3 million times. And, David, I’m going to start off with you because you wrote an entire book about this. Eric 06:53 I loved your book.

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The importance of social connection: Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Thomas Cudjoe, & Carla Perissinotto

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary Social connections impact our health in profound ways, whether it is the support we receive from family and friends in navigating serious illness, the joy from shared social activities, or connecting with our community. They may have few family members, live alone. I called my parents, and we talked.

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Assisted Living Communities: Podcast with Sheryl Zimmerman, Kenny Lam, and Ken Covinsky

GeriPal

A lot of assisted livings, it’s acted like it’s not even a choice, that it’s usually the default is you go to the emergency room. For those of you who do family meetings, doesn’t that take a lot of time? And family members should know that this needs to go on.”

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Aging and the ICU: Podcast with Lauren Ferrante and Julien Cobert

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When patients leave the hospital, the infection may be cured, but the patient and family will need to contend with a host of major new functional and cognitive deficits. You can use that when you’re talking to families about prognostication. Alex: What happens when people survive? It’s not just about the ICU.

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Allowing Patients to Die: Louise Aronson and Bill Andereck

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Her most recent book is Elderhood. She entertained her family. Thanksgiving’s coming up, you’re having your family, Christmas coming up. You’re going to go traveling to Hawaii with your family, and, you know, you want to die in January. Eric 00:13 And, Alex, who do we have with us today?

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

GeriPal

Don’t get me wrong, the evidence points to cost savings, but as Chris Callahan and Kathleen Unroe pointed out in a JAGS editorial in 2020 “in comprehensive dementia care models, savings may accrue to Medicare, but the expenses accrue to a fluid and unstable network of local service providers, patients, and their families.” Malaz: I love it.