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Palliative Care in Liver Disease: A Podcast with Kirsten Engel, Sarah Gillespie-Heyman, Brittany Waterman, & Amy Johnson

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Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. Guests Kirsten Engel, Sarah Gillespie-Heyman, Brittany Waterman, & Amy Johnson have no relationships to disclose. And because trust is such an important element of this relationship with the hepatologist, the whole transplant team, it’s important to be on that same page.

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Allowing Patients to Die: Louise Aronson and Bill Andereck

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So in some ways, it was an iatrogenic event. There was also a second event in that the pressures chosen weren’t the ideal ones. I mean, obviously nobody fed her the pill with the intention of choking her, but it wasn’t like suddenly she had another event out of the blue because she had a bad heart.

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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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The idea was to create a robust community-based infrastructure that could help older adults succeed in their homes and communities, whether they were healthy, how to keep them healthy or they were at imminent risk of emergency room visits, hospitalizations, or nursing home placements. I knew them, I developed a relationship with them.