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

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Lastly, Soo Borson is a self-described primary care leaning geriatric psychiatrist, developer of the Mini-Cog, and co-leads the CDC-funded BOLD Center on Early Detection of Dementia. Alex 00:09 We are delighted to welcome S oo Borson, who is a primary care oriented geriatric psychiatrist. Who do we have with us today?

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

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We have our social workers and our psychologists and we know how to manage these symptoms. I treat patients with acute leukemias and related diseases, so I kind of know some of this from my own clinical practice. Emergency rooms. Eric: To all of our emergency medicine colleagues, saved the best for the last.

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

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It improves symptom management. That’s what nursing and nursing homes should be really, really good at: is providing nursing care that creates comfort. Joan: A lot of my work comes out of my clinical practice. And how oftentimes the perception that this is supposed to be good quality care.