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How to Make an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis in Primary Care: A Podcast with Nathaniel Chin

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And then the family tells me they can’t keep an appointment, they can’t manage their finances. That is enough for me that I would want them to come to my clinic where I have a neuropsychologist that’s gonna conduct a 50 minute thorough cognitive assessment. Well, there’s my complaint.

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Group ACP and Equity: Sarah Nouri, Hillary Lum, LJ Van Scoy

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It does seem that if communities, particularly historically marginalized communities, are interested in ACP, that fact should carry some weight in how resources are allocated to research and health care financing. And I know a lot of our social work colleagues and our nurses, I think at least in our practice, do a lot more of that.

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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. That’s a problem in our healthcare financing system. The post Understanding the Variability in Care of Nursing Home Residents with Advanced Dementia appeared first on A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Podcast for Every Healthcare Professional.