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Time to stop driving? Podcast with Emmy Betz and Terri Cassidy

GeriPal

Emmy: Having said that, I think we need to recognize that the gold standard, thorough OT assessment is not a reality for a lot of people, because of there aren’t enough of them, because of insurance might not cover it, and so forth. We and many others have tried to come up with a short, validated screening tool.

Family 102
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Stories We Tell Each Other to Heal: Ricky Leiter, Alexis Drutchas, & Emily Silverman

GeriPal

I can remember two instances of storytelling in training or in education, I guess. And I turned to my dad and I said, I think mom needs palliative care. And she did have a primary care doctor. And I called up my friend who is a palliative care doctor and described the situation.

IT 107
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The Promise and Pitfalls of AI in Medicine: Guest Bob Wachter

GeriPal

And the actors were blinded to whether this was a primary care doctor or a chat bot answering them. The results were that the chat bots got the diagnoses right and had an escalation strategy that was better than the doctors, as judged by blinded specialists reading the transcripts. They had no idea. Bob: Thank you, guys.