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Position Statement on Measurement Based Care

Integrated Care News by CFHA

MBC supports optimal clinical practice, demonstrates the value of integrated care teams, and improves outcomes. Rather, it is an evidence-based, collaborative process that mirrors the well-established framework of using physical symptom monitoring (e.g., MBC is much more than simply administering behavioral health measures.

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New insights on genetic damage of some chemotherapies could guide future treatments with less harmful side effects

Medical Xpress

Plus, the numbers of mutations in normal blood are very consistent between people, giving a good baseline to see whether they are higher in individuals who have received chemotherapy. We are constantly on the lookout for better ways of giving therapy and minimizing the side effects of toxic, systemic treatments. "Im

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Dysphagia Revisited: A Podcast with Raele Donetha Robison and Nicole Rogus-Pulia

GeriPal

We also talk about the importance of a proactive approach to involving speech-language pathologists in the care of individuals early on with neurodegenerative diseases like dementia and ALS. So as you mentioned, dementia, there’s some research that show about 86% or 93% of those individuals will get that. Raele: Yes, of course.

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

GeriPal

The physics and mathematics that went into radiation therapy planning. And as it speaks to this podcast, I found that radiation oncology also offered me the ability to treat patients with palliative intent treatment, both adults and children, and allows me to sort of treat every area of the body and focuses on anatomy.

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The importance of social connection: Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Thomas Cudjoe, & Carla Perissinotto

GeriPal

Ashwin Kotwal: Yeah, and Thomas, I know this is something we’ve talked about as a group too, which is how do you translate some of these scales that we use in large studies to our clinical practice? You all know from palliative care is a huge step in terms of a “treatment.” I would say that. It’s tough.

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What can we learn from simulations? Amber Barnato

GeriPal

Alex: We are delighted to welcome Amber Barnato, who’s a palliative care physician and health service researcher, and she’s director of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. They look at the signs and symptoms, they do a physical exam, maybe some lab tests or some imaging.