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

GeriPal

Summary Transcript CME Summary Its another deprescribing super special on today’s GeriPal Podcast, where we delve into the latest research on deprescribing medications prescribed to older adults. Eric 00:04 And Alex, we ve got another deprescribing super special with us today. This is Eric Widera. Alex 01:23 Yeah.

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Rethinking Opioid Conversions: Mary Lynn McPherson and Drew Rosielle

GeriPal

And really, the best that had ever been looked at, especially in our population and sort of a cancer serious illness population. I expect my colleagues to know that there’s a large amount of sophisticated, nuanced knowledge that all of us who do high risk pain management for seriously ill patients need to be aware of.

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STATEMENT RELEASE: Doctors for America’s FDA Task Force Statement on Decision to Withdraw FDA Ban on Menthol Cigarettes

Doctors for America

As physicians, we know intimately the impact tobacco-related illnesses and deaths have on families and our communities. The administration has stated that ending the chronic disease epidemic is central to the goal of “making America healthy again,” but this decision flies in the face of that goal.