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Deprescribing Super Special III: Constance Fung, Emily McDonald, Amy Linsky, and Michelle Odden

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These findings and the two studies Michelle mentions in the podcast ( DANTE and OPTIMIZE ) suggest that carefully reducing medication use in older adults may help preserve cognitive function. Join us as we dive deeper into these studies and discuss the implications for clinical practice and patient care. We got our pink ribbons.

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Rethinking Opioid Conversions: Mary Lynn McPherson and Drew Rosielle

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It depends on the clinical situation. But we still, regardless of how you do this calculation have to temper it with clinical judgment. Mary Lynn: I’m willing to bet that you temper that calculation with your clinical judgment though. You take their age, their gender, you take their chronic conditions.

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Optimizing Nutrition in Aging: A Podcast with Anna Pleet, Elizabeth Eckstrom, and Emily Johnston

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When I was a medical student, I actually worked with Elizabeth in her research group at OHSU. So it’s like we’ve all this evidence for the prevention of x, y and z chronic condition because that’s easier to kind of deal with. Eric 18:14 Elizabeth, how do you bring it up in your clinic?

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