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PC Trials at State of Science: Tom LeBlanc, Kate Courtright, & Corita Grudzen

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And the same nudge, the withdrawal of life support nudge, also decreased the time to comfort care orders. But importantly, it did not change the frequency of comfort care orders. It did not change the frequency of palliative care consultation, the timing of such, ICU mortality, or six-month mortality.

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Surrogate Decision Making: Bernie Lo and Laurie Dornbrand

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Today, we talk with Bernie Lo, prominent bioethicist and practicing primary care internist, and Laurie Dornbrand, geriatrician at the IOA On Lok PACE, about the legacy of Nancy Curzan. Bernie Lo discloses being an Honorarium Recipient and consultant for Takeda starting on 01/23/2024. Bernie: So let me flip it around.

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Understanding the Variability in Care of Nursing Home Residents with Advanced Dementia

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Joan: A lot of my work comes out of my clinical practice. And I wrote a paper a couple years ago, entitled Forced to Choose: When Medicare Policy Disrupts End of Life Care. ” And I too was just drawn to … from a clinical perspective, from a research perspective, just this revolving door through the emergency room.