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Hearing Loss in Geriatrics and Palliative Care: A Podcast with Nick Reed and Meg Wallhagen

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Screening for addressing hearing loss should be an integral part of what we do in geriatrics and palliative care, but it often is either a passing thought or completely ignored. How to screen for hearing loss. Nick: More than obesity, more than education, that’s the one that people pay attention to.

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RCT of Default Inpatient PC Consults: Kate Courtright & Scott Halpern

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This week, we talk about the other major palliative care trial of default palliative care consults for hospitalized older adults with COPD, kidney disease, or dementia, published in the same issue of JAMA. Panelists Kate Courtright and Scott Halpern have no relationships to disclose. and consulting for Papa Health.

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Intentionally Interprofessional Care: DorAnne Donesky, Michelle Milic, Naomi Saks, & Cara Wallace

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Today we talk with DorAnne Donesky, Michelle Milic, Naomi Saks, & Cara Wallace about the notion that we should revolutionize our education programs, training programs, teams, incentive structures, and practice to be intentionally interprofessional in all phases. There’s so many other forces that are influencing it. Alex 22:05 Yeah.

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Substance Use Disorder in Aging and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Jessica Merlin, Devon Check

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After discussing screening options for substance use disorder, we go on to talk about both the treatments for it and the issues that arise. Panelists Katie Fitzgerald Jones and Jessica Merlin have no relationships to disclose. I mean, the simple answer is, yes, we should be screening people for substance use disorder.

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EMS Intervention to Reduce Falls: Carmen Quatman and Katie Quatman-Yates

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Panelists Carmen Quatman and Katie Quatman-Yates have no relationships to disclose. And so someone knocked on my door when I was in fellowship and said, it was the EMS coordinator, the emergency medical service coordinator next door, our educator, and said, “Hey, we have this really weird problem. AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s) â„¢.

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RCT of Palliative Care for Heart Failure and Lung Disease: David Bekelman and Lyndsay DeGroot

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Panelists David Bekelman, Lyndsay DeGroot, and Diah Martina have no relationships to disclose. If I remember correctly, I think the average was, people were screening positive for depression in this study. So, the docs actually wrote orders for tests, medications, consults. AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s) â„¢. David: Exactly.

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Implementing Palliative Care in Nursing Homes: A Podcast wtih Connie Cole, Kathleen Unroe, and Cari Levy

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And so we do have consultants who come in the building. And usually it’s simply for a consultation. And, you know, some, some relationship with hospice, some might not do many referrals at all to hospice. Some will have stronger relationships with hospice. Reasons why people thought about consulting palliative care.