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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. So I think we, if you’re going to really ask that primary care do this or forgive the way I’m about to phrase this, but like constantly insist that this is their job, you know, you really need to think about the whole picture.

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"Why Everyone Is Talking About This Medical Clinic in Michigan!"

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Comprehensive Primary Care for Michigan Communities What sets this clinic apart is its comprehensive approach to primary care. From managing chronic diseases like diabetes and hypertension to preventive care and health screenings, the clinic is known for providing patient-centered care.

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Hospice in Prison Part 1: An interview with Michele DiTomas and Keith Knauf

GeriPal

And then from that, through community activists, ACT UP, legislators who felt that there needed to be something done, doctors within CDCR who cared passionately about the HIV population and others, all came together and we were able to eventually get funding for this 17-bed inpatient hospice. Alex: Mm-hmm.

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Time to stop driving? Podcast with Emmy Betz and Terri Cassidy

GeriPal

But then once it was open, started seeing a lot of other populations: not just our own hospital population, but a lot more just community members calling with concerns about driving. I can get you guys that information. And then they can transfer that information to the specialist. “Do you guys do this?” Eric: Yeah.

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How to discuss stopping screening: Mara Schonberg

GeriPal

So that would be palatable to the community that I could look at, whether we were over-screening those 80 and older. And that’s another huge source of data and that’s the data that generally informs the USPSTF and other guidelines. And that’s why I want women to have an informed decision. Mara: Exactly.

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Dementia and high risk surgery: Joel Weissman and Samir Shah

GeriPal

But they don’t really have a lot of condition-specific or procedure-specific information at all. And we found out in our work that something like 70 or 80% of patients with dementia who have surgery come from the community, who are coming from home. Eric: So what do we do with the information? Alex: Mm-hmm.

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End-of-Life Doulas: A Podcast with Jane Euler, Beth Klint, and John Loughnane

GeriPal

And then second, I was someone who was a Parrot Head for years and years and it was just amazing how the community came together. That was really the theme song of how the community came together. John: I am what I am, which is a family practice doctor. Bubbles Up is following Bubbles Up as the song will elucidate.

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