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Dementia and high risk surgery: Joel Weissman and Samir Shah

GeriPal

Should she have an operation, and risk the pain, potential complications, and attendant delirium associated with the operation? And I came to the now I think naive conclusion that fixing and avoiding complications was the secret. They were more likely to have a major inpatient surgical complication. She falls and breaks her hip.

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

GeriPal

We learned this and much more, and I had a great time making engine noises singing the Woody Guthrie song “driving in my car.” . If they’re in a major car crash, they’re going to have more long-term complications probably than a 20-year-old would. Additional Links: (A to Z – under driving). OT programs). Is this our role?

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Coping with Serious Illness: Danielle Chammas and Amanda Moment

GeriPal

Well, maybe they’re an engineer and understanding makes them feel rooted. This is so complicated. To get even more complicated. This is complicated. What you said is humanity is complicated. There’s so many questions. That’s a form of coping. Humor isn’t their go to coping. You had me.

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Artificial Intelligence: Charlotta Lindvall, Matt DeCamp, Sei Lee

GeriPal

Charlotta: But that’s where generative AI, what I’m like, one thing I’m really excited about is this new field called prompt engineering. And then when we started coming up with mortality models or other sorts of prediction models with five factors or seven factors, people were like, “That’s too complicated.

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Nudges for Prognosis and Comfort Care in the ICU: Kate Courtright, Scott Halpern, & Jaspal Singh

GeriPal

Because it’s complicated and we don’t want to over complicate prayer listeners. Has to somehow be, I think nudging has to almost be engineered into the decision making process, which is again, if I have were to imagine how I see rounding, I would probably design it very differently, right? Eric 23:03 If you want.