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

GeriPal

My great-grandmother in particular had a very profound hearing loss and I don’t know, as a kid, I was obsessed with taking them apart and wanted to do more of the engineering side. And honestly in undergrad I was like, “Engineering is really hard. I don’t like this anymore.”

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Digital Skin Care: Top 8 Dermatology Apps

The Medical Futurist

Their success is understandable : they offer a fast and easy method to check any skin conditions, typically for a fraction of the cost of a traditional healthcare appointment. Self-surveillance solutions, disease guides, educational apps as well as telehealth platforms appeared naturally in dermatology in the past decade.

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Public Facing Education via Social Media: A Podcast with Julie McFadden, Matt Tyler, Sammy Winemaker and Hsien Seow

GeriPal

all of whom focus their efforts on educating the general public about living and dying with a serious illness. I started on YouTube specifically because, Julie probably knows this, but YouTube is actually the second-largest search engine after Google. AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™. This needle ain’t moving fast enough.

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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.” . Eric: But before we jump into talking to your patients about driving retirement cessation, let’s talk about what is the role of the healthcare professional in this at all? OT programs).

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Improving Nursing Home Quality: Jasmine Travers, Alice Bonner, Isaac Longobardi, and Mike Wasserman

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary In April 2022, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) issued a report on how the United States delivers, regulates, finances, and measures the quality of nursing home care. Jasmine: Technology. For example, bachelor’s degrees for social workers. Tell me about that.

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Coping with Serious Illness: Danielle Chammas and Amanda Moment

GeriPal

And so I let him educate me. Well, maybe they’re an engineer and understanding makes them feel rooted. The post Coping with Serious Illness: Danielle Chammas and Amanda Moment appeared first on A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Podcast for Every Healthcare Professional. I sort of called out the coping.

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

GeriPal

And especially that requires a lot of education. And so as the site based PI that was responsible for education in this space. 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?