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

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In our third segment, we explore Amy Linskys study that examined the effect of patient-directed educational materials on clinician deprescribing of potentially low-benefit or high-risk medications, such as proton pump inhibitors, high-dose gabapentin, or risky diabetes medications. Eric 16:06 And people knew from an ethical standpoint. .

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Allowing Patients to Die: Louise Aronson and Bill Andereck

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It was a patient that I had taken care of, actually, as a resident, who followed me into my growing private practice. He was a terrible diabetic. And it bothers me how the nurses are there, the physical therapists are there, some of the social workers are there. And the phone rang. His hands were gone. Eric 46:49 Yeah.