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Community Integration: Pushing the Boundaries for a Better World

Integrated Care News by CFHA

On October 6, 2017, a van loaded with medical supplies departed from the Health Center, bound for the local airport. The plane was piloted by a native of the island, deeply committed to helping his community. What followed was a powerful expression of community and compassion.

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Transforming the Culture of Dementia Care: Podcast with Anne Basting, Ab Desai, Susan McFadden, and Judy Long

GeriPal

Her most recent book is Dementia Friendly Communities: why we need them and how we can create them . 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. And that’s why we need this community support, I think. Transcript.

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Urinary Incontinence Revisited: George Kuchel & Alison Huang

GeriPal

Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. Guests George Kuchel & Alison Huang have no relationships to disclose. Is there any relationship between frailty and urinary incontinence? And we think about, are you somebody who could benefit from a medication or a procedure? George 14:23 Well, multiple.

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MAFP Supports Two Student Programs This Summer!

Maine Academy of Family Physicians

6-week Medical Student Externship - Medical Student Externship Report – Molly Mann, MS2 2023 July – August "My externship experience consisted of shadowing Dr. Der Simonian at the Falmouth Family Medicine office and at the Maine Medical Center Mother Baby Unit. and hear about their programs.

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Images of the Dying: A Podcast with Wendy MacNaughton, Lingsheng Li, and Frank Ostaseski

GeriPal

I was on a retreat with Guy Micco , who’s been on this podcast several times, and he was teaching a class on death while I was in medical school. What is it about the images of the dying that helps teach medical students? And dying is too big, too profound for any one model, including the medical model. Wendy, I have.

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Health and Wealth Shocks: Lauren Hunt, Rebecca Rodin, Tsai-Chin Cho

GeriPal

Disruptive events are medical, surgical. And there is this bidirectional relationship between wealth and health shocks. And then I was inspired by this paper and then really interested in looking at the bidirectional relationship between the two of them. And hospitalization for pneumonia is like a medical event.

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Stepped Palliative Care: A Podcast with Jennifer Temel, Chris Jones, and Pallavi Kumar

GeriPal

And the entire community of palliative care said yes, not a palliative care study. It’s about establishing a relationship and rapport. I think bigger cancer centers and health systems can probably implement these, but I think it’s tough in a community based practice to reliably collect these without boots on the ground.