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Screening for Dementia: A Podcast with Anna Chodos, Joseph Gaugler and Soo Borson

GeriPal

They’re going to have a fall because they were hypotensive from a med, or nobody paid attention to the fact that they weren’t coordinating very well. I’m just going to screen everybody who’s over the age of 65 as part of my annual wellness visit for Medicare. Also common in dementia. What should I use?

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Caring for the Unrepresented: A Podcast with Joe Dixon, Timothy Farrell, Yael Zweig

GeriPal

If you’re in the outpatient setting, Tim, and you’re seeing somebody in clinic and you’re worried that they’re heading towards a path where, you know, their chronic diseases are getting worse, we may have to make some decisions. What do I do? Often that doesn’t leave a whole lot of time for other things.