GeriPal

JANUARY 23, 2025

In our third segment, we explore Amy Linskys study that examined the effect of patient-directed educational materials on clinician deprescribing of potentially low-benefit or high-risk medications, such as proton pump inhibitors, high-dose gabapentin, or risky diabetes medications. And I think of the analogy of, like, cancer screening.

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Specialization IT Patient-Centered Medical 119

GeriPal

MAY 5, 2022

Screening for addressing hearing loss should be an integral part of what we do in geriatrics and palliative care, but it often is either a passing thought or completely ignored. How to screen for hearing loss. And he liked some of what I was doing, which was really on diabetes and hearing loss. Is that right?

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IT Screening Hospital Clinic 102

GeriPal

AUGUST 1, 2024

So if you already have a condition, you might be able to prevent events. 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. So the first diabetes prevention program was published in 2002. So it’s never too late.

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IT Diabetes Chronic Disease Patient-Centered 116