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Screening for Dementia: A Podcast with Anna Chodos, Joseph Gaugler and Soo Borson

GeriPal

We talk about diagnosis, et cetera, but it’s almost more of a community conversation. I don’t have access to change the levers of government. And one question I always ask of my audience is, if I could tell you you’re going to have dementia today, what do you want to know? Ana chodos, what should I be?

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PRESS RELEASE: Coalition Acts to Protect Pregnant Patients’ Federal Right to Emergency Care, Including Abortion

Doctors for America

For nearly 40 years, EMTALA has been understood by medical providers and the federal government — including both Democratic and Republican administrations — to require abortion care when that care is needed to stabilize pregnant patients in a medical crisis. DFA teaches physicians and medical trainees how to do advocacy.

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Anti-Asian Hate: Russell Jeung, Lingsheng Li, & Jessica Eng

GeriPal

It’s both institutionalized racism where there are policies and practices by corporations, by government that create inequality. And because of this encounter, this patient went to the emergency room twice due to having panic episodes that felt like heart attacks. Eric 05:07 What actually happened with Covid-19 well.

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Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model: A Podcast with Malaz Boustani and Diane Ty

GeriPal

He created fee for service, special fee for depression. Whereas with comprehensive dementia care, what you really need is a lot of the support that is delivered in the community. And these care navigator, they can be community health worker with just 12 years of education. Number one, number of days you are in the community.