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Diabetes in Late Life: Nadine Carter, Tamryn Gray, Alex Lee

GeriPal

– Improving diabetes management in hospice – Continuous Glucose Monitoring complicating end of life care Transcript Eric: Welcome to the GeriPal podcast. And I can only imagine that’s even more complicated in the cancer patient population, where we’re asking them to do so many other things as well.

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Why Regular Check-ups Matter: Preventive Care at Mesa Family Physicians

Mesa Family Physician

However, at Mesa Family Physicians , we believe that preventive healthcare is the cornerstone of long-term wellness for our Mesa, Arizona community. Our practitioners at Mesa Family Physicians get to know your health patterns over time, making it easier to spot subtle changes that might indicate developing issues.

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RCT of Palliative Care for Heart Failure and Lung Disease: David Bekelman and Lyndsay DeGroot

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Panelists David Bekelman, Lyndsay DeGroot, and Diah Martina have no relationships to disclose. In their communities? It used to be a much more complicated model. And then, you chose for the intervention to include a nurse and a social worker. They’re mostly living at home and living their lives in the community.”

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MAFP Supports Two Student Programs This Summer!

Maine Academy of Family Physicians

At the Family Medicine office, I observed the close relationships fostered between Dr. Der Simonian and her patients. I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to shadow the head nurse practitioner at the Augusta clinic. Der Simonian wears, she also functions as the Medical Director at Maine Family Planning.

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RCT of PC in ED: Corita Grudzen, Fernanda Bellolio, & Tammie Quest

GeriPal

So Tammie developed something called EPIC for Emergency medicine, which is a curriculum that was one of the first ways that I think palliative care got spread in our community. We adapted a small group of us, Vital Talk for emergency medicine, which is communication skills training using simulation. But yeah, it’s complicated.

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What is going on with MAID in Canada? Bill Gardner, Leonie Herx, & Sonu Gaind

GeriPal

** Claim your CME credit for EP293 “What’s Up With MAID in Canada” [link] Note : If you have not already registered for CME, you can register here [link] For more info on the CME credit, go to [link] Disclosures: Moderators Drs Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. And like 99.8% So that would be wonderful.

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Sexual Function in Serious Illness: Areej El-Jawahri, Sharon Bober, and Don Dizon

GeriPal

I actually went to planned parenthood of Rhode island, and as a practicing oncologist, sat with folks, some of who had just graduated high school, others who were nurse practitioners, and they started from the very, very basics of pelvic anatomy. These are oncology nurse practitioners. Sharon 15:21 Right.

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