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9 Technologies That Will Shape The Future Of Dentistry

The Medical Futurist

How about having a teledentist consultation? By slipping such a headset on their head, students and aspiring dental surgeons can be transported to the OR from their couch ; while patients can visualise a calming landscape while seated at the dreaded dentist’s chair to improve their experience.

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

GeriPal

Despite these substantial needs, specialized palliative care beyond hospice is rare in nursing homes. How to think about primary and specialized palliative care in this setting. And so we do have consultants who come in the building. And usually it’s simply for a consultation. What do we know about. Go ahead, Alex.

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Sweet! A Metabolic Disorders focused podcast episode

PEMBlog

My special guest podcaster, Emily Groopman, is an actual Pediatric Geneticist in training and we hope that you will find this episode useful. So my special guest host on this episode is a trainee in pediatrics and medical genetics. And importantly, call a stat genetics consult for further guidance or management.

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Surrogate Decision Making: Bernie Lo and Laurie Dornbrand

GeriPal

Arguing for the state of Missouri against the Cruzan’s was Ken Starr, who would later be assigned the role of special prosecutor in the investigation of the Clintons (Whitewater, Lewensky, etc). Bernie Lo discloses being an Honorarium Recipient and consultant for Takeda starting on 01/23/2024. Bernie: So let me flip it around.

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Stories We Tell Each Other to Heal: Ricky Leiter, Alexis Drutchas, & Emily Silverman

GeriPal

So has a special resonance for, I think, a lot of people who are Tragically H ip fans. His lymphoma had relapsed, and palliative care was consulted to help with his symptoms. Suresh was a barge captain, a dangerous and thrilling profession that led him to transport goods across international waters. His face immediately lit up.

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