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

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Next, we turn to Emily McDonald, the director of the Canadian Medication Appropriateness and Deprescribing Network , to discuss her study on the impact of direct-to-consumer educational brochures on gabapentin deprescribing. Additionally, clinicians participated in monthly educational sessions. Ethical and practical.

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Urinary Incontinence Revisited: George Kuchel & Alison Huang

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Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. Guests George Kuchel & Alison Huang have no relationships to disclose. Alex 13:24 Eric is pushing on the like, the clinical, practical stuff. Is there any relationship between frailty and urinary incontinence? I don’t see those perspectives as incompatible.

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Scope This! A Podcast on Gastroesophageal Reflux and Gastritis

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I’ll dive into the latest clinical practice guidelines and discuss evidence-based approaches to diagnosis and treatment. Understanding dyspepsia and its clinical presentation. Join me as I scope out the nuances of gastroesophageal reflux and gastritis and provide practical insights for clinicians in the emergency setting.

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What You Should Know About Radiation Oncology: Anish Butala, Emily Martin and Evie Kalmar

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During my training, I didn’t receive much education about radiation oncology, and I’m not entirely sure what some of the terms mean (hypofractionated means fewer sessions, right?). Anish 07:54 I would say sort of echoing what Emily was just referring to is education is key. So I think education is key.

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Anxiety in Late Life and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Alex Gamble and Brianna Williamson

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Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. Guests Alex Gamble and Brianna Williamson have no relationships to disclose. The question I would ask is, how helpful is that in our clinical practice? So we put those cutoffs, and I asked the question earlier, how helpful are those cutoffs in clinical practice?

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Cachexia and Anorexia in Serious Illness: A Podcast with Eduardo Bruera

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Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. Guest Eduardo Bruera has no relationships to disclose. How should I define cachexia and anorexia when I’m talking to fellow students or thinking about it in my own clinical practice? I think the very simple, practical thing is involuntary weight loss.

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Pragmatic Trial of ACP: Jennifer Wolff, Sydney Dy, Danny Scerpella, and Jasmine Santoyo-Olsson

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Summary Transcript CME Summary A pragmatic trial evaluates the effectiveness of a treatment or intervention in real-world clinical practice. But the process of implementing this project across two big health systems in our area was very complicated and had its share of both challenges and rewards. We were agnostic on the timing.