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Deprescribing Super Special III: Constance Fung, Emily McDonald, Amy Linsky, and Michelle Odden

GeriPal

Next, we turn to Emily McDonald, the director of the Canadian Medication Appropriateness and Deprescribing Network , to discuss her study on the impact of direct-to-consumer educational brochures on gabapentin deprescribing. Additionally, clinicians participated in monthly educational sessions. Of the medication.

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When Should Doctors Begin Investing in Real Estate?

The Motivated MD

With a significant portion of our income now free from the shackles of educational debt, we can entertain new ways to invest our earnings and grow our wealth. I am seriously considering it however, so I figured I would do some self-education and explore when should doctors being investing in real estate?

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Rethinking Opioid Conversions: Mary Lynn McPherson and Drew Rosielle

GeriPal

I know this is like, we’re talking about math and so that makes it all a little complicated, but think about it this way. I really am not buying that it’s too complicated to do A over B, equal C over D, if you know three of the four variables. Delighted to be here. The old table, 1.5 Why not have one place on the web?

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What You Should Know About Radiation Oncology: Anish Butala, Emily Martin and Evie Kalmar

GeriPal

During my training, I didn’t receive much education about radiation oncology, and I’m not entirely sure what some of the terms mean (hypofractionated means fewer sessions, right?). Anish 07:54 I would say sort of echoing what Emily was just referring to is education is key. So I think education is key.

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2024: Another Year of Happiness

Aspiring Minority Doctor

As for other March highlights, I was able to attend the Annual Medical Education Conference (AMEC) of the Student National Medical Association (SNMA), and celebrate the SNMA's 60th anniversary. I always love interacting with students, so it was a great experience.

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Miscommunication in Medicine: A podcast with Shunichi Nakagawa, Abby Rosenberg and Don Sullivan

GeriPal

Abby: I’m going to use Alex’s words from before, that’s really complicated. I think, yeah, sometimes I encounter the resident or resident, medical students, that the patient is dying, and then we told the patient, patient understands, and then patient says, “I want to get better.” Eric: Yeah.

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Allowing Patients to Die: Louise Aronson and Bill Andereck

GeriPal

Alex 15:13 This is really complicated. Bill 16:55 First of all, I just have to go back to Dax, because Dax in 1973 is when I first came out here as a senior medical student and met Al Johnson. And in fact, after a complicated ethics issue, we will oftentimes go in and try and debrief them. We can make this better.