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

GeriPal

So falls, mobility concerns, polypharmacy, comorbidities, nutrition, social support, and mental health. So pretty soon, I hope, we’ll be able to do this all electronically by anyone who wants to. Or electronically, to fill out, right? William: Not the future, but the present. So John, Mazie, did I miss any?

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Transgender Health, Aging, and Advocacy: A Podcast with Noelle Marie Javier and Jace Flatt

GeriPal

You present your. Jace 29:36 We see higher rates of mental health challenges that I think are due to overcoming adversity. The post Transgender Health, Aging, and Advocacy: A Podcast with Noelle Marie Javier and Jace Flatt appeared first on A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Podcast for Every Healthcare Professional.

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RCT of Chaplaincy: Lexy Torke, Karen Steinhauser, LaVera Crawley

GeriPal

Today we have a star-studded lineup, including Lexy Torke of Indiana University, who discusses her RCT of a chaplaincy intervention for surrogates of patients in the ICU , published in JPSM and plenary presentation at AAHPM/HPNA. That’s one thing that I thought was really helpful and appreciate. Eric: LaVera, I got a question for you.

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

GeriPal

I have 24,500 veterans on our caseload, 14,000 individuals with diagnosed mental health issue, 8,500 with an alcohol and substance abuse. ” And then, the health plan can say, “Can you follow-up on this?” To Susan’s point. Older people don’t live in the Offices for the Aging.

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Should We Shift from Advance Care Planning to Serious Illness Communication?

GeriPal

And it was really good for my mental and physical… Physical health, obviously, but mental health really. But one of the things that I try to teach, because both Juliet and I have done a ton of teaching about this, is that if you follow these steps, that outcome sort of presents itself. Oftentimes, not always.

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