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Dignity at the End of Life: A Podcast with Harvey Chochinov

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The specifics of how it does that depend on the population in which it’s implemented, and the outcome measure that is utilized. So Brian wrote this article in JAMA Internal Medicine arguing that we should take the word intensive out of intensive care units. We examine, we diagnose, we fix.

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How State and Local Agencies on Aging Help Older Adults: Susan DeMarois, Greg Olsen, and Lindsey Yourman

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I have 24,500 veterans on our caseload, 14,000 individuals with diagnosed mental health issue, 8,500 with an alcohol and substance abuse. This is reaching the highest utilizers with a wraparound suite of services. To Susan’s point. Older people don’t live in the Offices for the Aging. They touch every single system.

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Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model: A Podcast with Malaz Boustani and Diane Ty

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Malaz: One day I was in internal medicine residency and I had to take care of a patient who was admitted from a nursing home with dementia. Eric: And looking back at that time, what do you think the healthcare system could have done to help with that? They could have diagnosed him earlier. Malaz: 1999, my friend.