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Time for Geriatric Assessments in Cancer Care: William Dale, Mazie Tsang, and John Simmons

GeriPal

So I would say that a lot of the education we received were on cutting edge research and the latest drugs in clinical trials, the latest cellular therapies that are coming out. ” Whether it’s referrals that need to be made, or whether they’re specific actions that the person at home needs to take, like a home safety change.

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How to Make an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis in Primary Care: A Podcast with Nathaniel Chin

GeriPal

So I get all the referrals from my great colleagues in primary care. And I’m seeing people coming in with mini mentals of 10 out of 30 who we end up doing thoroughly testing and they’re perfectly healthy and they’re scoring well. I just had lab tests done. And a primary care provider has 18 minutes.

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Podcast Episode: Febrile Seizures

PEMBlog

Previously healthy and developmentally and neurologically normal children with two brief self resolved seizures within a 24 hour period, so technically a complex febrile seizure, can be discharged home with as needed neurology referral if the family and you are comfortable with that plan. You can do this.

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