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

GeriPal

All right, and finally we have Yael Zweig, who is a geriatric nurse practitioner at NYU. Yael 44:20 I would say for AGS 2025, because I’m going to be giving a presentation with a colleague about that specific issue. Alex 01:57 Joe, which city are you joining from? Joe 01:59 Ann Arbor. Yael, welcome to GeriPal.

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

GeriPal

All of them offer the same array of services, really emphasizing social determinants of health and preventive services like falls prevention, chronic disease, self-management, caregiver training. Eric: Susan, I’m a nurse practitioner now in rural California, and I’m looking, I’m listening to the podcast.

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What Is The Best Example Of Preventive Care?

Mesa Family Physician

Primary Prevention: Preventing Disease Before It Occurs Primary preventive care focuses on avoiding the development of disease entirely. These measures are taken before any evidence of disease or injury is present and are designed to prevent health problems from occurring in the first place.

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Hospital-at-Home: Bruce Leff and Tacara Soones

GeriPal

JAGS Hospital-at-Home Interventions vs In-Hospital Stay for Patients With Chronic Disease Who Present to the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. In our larger studies, before the study that Tacara helped lead, we never required family members to be present, or do work. Annals of Int Med.

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