GeriPal

JULY 19, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concluded back in 2000 that there is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against routine screening for dementia in older adults. If so, how do we screen and who do we screen? What should we use to screen individuals? Should it? Joe 01:15 Yes.

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Screening Primary Care Patient-Centered IT 120

Plum Health

OCTOBER 11, 2024

It's the first point of contact for all your medical needs, from routine check-ups to managing chronic conditions. During these regular appointments, doctors conduct various tests and screenings to catch issues early. Do you prefer a full-service medical center or a walk-in clinic?

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GeriPal

APRIL 13, 2023

But, should we as clinicians care about the social lives of our patients? Are there meaningful ways of assessing loneliness and social isolation in clinical settings and connecting patients with interventions? Has kept me interested, the patient experience and the older adults in the community, their experience.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

We see our patients and our families throughout the illness trajectory into the hospital. And maybe we should have more patient-centered conversations. We want to do meaningful work and so we want to know that the conversations we have impact patient care. Eric: Well, how about just with the debate? We see how hard it is.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Don’t get me wrong, the evidence points to cost savings, but as Chris Callahan and Kathleen Unroe pointed out in a JAGS editorial in 2020 “in comprehensive dementia care models, savings may accrue to Medicare, but the expenses accrue to a fluid and unstable network of local service providers, patients, and their families.” Care Ecosystem.

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GeriPal

JULY 14, 2022

Two-thirds of the patients in the home now have COVID-19. Seventeen of your patients are dead. The other physicians who previously saw patients in the nursing home are no longer coming to your facility because you have COVID positive patients. You’re short on gowns and facemasks. Did I summarize that right, Darrell?

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