The Medical Futurist

MAY 18, 2025

They are often overwhelmed by physically and mentally daunting tasks, and the result is often an unpleasant experience for everyone involved. But even in 2024, millions live outside the reach of conventional emergency services be it in Vanuatu or the Inuit communities up North in Canada.

Healthcare 64

Healthcare Hospital Medical Patient-Centered 64

GeriPal

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Her most recent book is Dementia Friendly Communities: why we need them and how we can create them . Judy Long, MDiv, BCC , palliative care chaplain and educator at UCSF and caregiver. It is a heavy load and yet I think all of us here think that it can be lighter when there are supportive programs and community engagements in place.

Community 101

Community IT Individual Patient-Centered 101

GeriPal

JULY 25, 2024

Next, we talk with James Deardorff about whether we can accurately predict nursing home level of care in community-dwelling older adults with dementia. So how physically active the patient is, how much time they spend awake, how much they’re eating, how much care they need, that type of thing. AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™.

Families 106

Families Family Patient-Centered Patients 106

GeriPal

JULY 20, 2023

One positive change that came about was the lifting of restrictions around the use of telemedicine. Clinicians could care for patients across state lines, could prescribe opioids without in person visits, could bill at higher rates for telemedicine than previous to the pandemic. The pandemic was horrific in many ways. Joe: Right.

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Telemedicine Telehealth Patient-Centered Board-Certified 73