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

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These findings and the two studies Michelle mentions in the podcast ( DANTE and OPTIMIZE ) suggest that carefully reducing medication use in older adults may help preserve cognitive function. Join us as we dive deeper into these studies and discuss the implications for clinical practice and patient care. Ethical and practical.

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

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I was really fascinated not only with the medical side of things, but some of the. The physics and mathematics that went into radiation therapy planning. Eric 04:49 Drew me to the field physics and math. Anish, can I ask you why you went into radiation oncology? Anish 04:13 Yeah. So it’s a good question. Thank you.

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What can we learn from simulations? Amber Barnato

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For example, we spend the first half talking about a RCT simulation study of clinician verbal and non-verbal communication with a seriously ill patient with cancer. They look at the signs and symptoms, they do a physical exam, maybe some lab tests or some imaging. Welcome to the GeriPal Podcast, Amber. Amber: Thank you guys.

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Well-being and Resilience: a Podcast with Jane Thomas, Naomi Saks, Ishwaria Subbiah

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So whether it’s an encounter with a patient or whether it’s a family meeting or a clinical practice meeting or a feedback session with a fellow, the idea that we have both the ability to be very full and open and also selective and disciplined about how it is that we. It’s just not.

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The Angry Patient: A podcast with Dani Chammas and Keri Brenner

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The last time this happened to me I immediately went on the defensive despite years of training in serious illness communication skills. It’ll come out in these deviant behaviors, just like you mentioned earlier, where maybe we stave off seeing that patient, send the medical student instead or delay that visit till the end of the day.

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