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

GeriPal

Within the VA , there’s a program called Whole Health, which is really about trying to engage patients in many different modalities for pain management and just self care. They have a lot of chronic conditions. So acupuncture, Tai Chi, Yoga, mindfulness and physical therapy, chiropractor. Michelle 34:35 Absolutely.

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Rethinking Opioid Conversions: Mary Lynn McPherson and Drew Rosielle

GeriPal

So, every single [inaudible 00:05:10] there is per the table, in an equianalgesic relationship to one another. Drew: The problem with equianalgesic tables is that every one of those relationships is fixed and bidirectional. But I think people would have an embolic event if you gave them a flipping range. What I asked was why?

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Guidelines or Goals in Heart Failure: A Podcast with Parag Goyal, Nicole Superville, and Matthew Shuster

GeriPal

And often patients are told there’s no cardiovascular problem, you don’t have heart failure, you’re older, or maybe it’s from another chronic condition or. People’s goals are often much more than, you know, perfect management or heart failure, even living as long as possible. Was it sodium hf?

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How State and Local Agencies on Aging Help Older Adults: Susan DeMarois, Greg Olsen, and Lindsey Yourman

GeriPal

Started as a direct case manager, worked in a variety of different places including the state legislature and I’ve been with the state office now since 2006. I knew them, I developed a relationship with them. As a managed care state also, our care managers in managed care for Medicaid could be 300 miles away.

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

GeriPal

Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. Guests Anna Pleet, Elizabeth Eckstrom, and Emily Johnston have no relationships to disclose. So if you already have a condition, you might be able to prevent events. And you can work at different levels of prevention. So it’s never too late.

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