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Screening for Dementia: A Podcast with Anna Chodos, Joseph Gaugler and Soo Borson

GeriPal

What should we use to screen individuals? Alex 00:20 And she’s professor of family medicine at USC, deputator at JAGS, and co lead of the bold center of Excellence in early detection of dementia. Well, because they’re hard on people with dementia and they can be very hard on families, and they’re a form of crisis.

Screening 119
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Palliative Care for Mental Illness: A Podcast with Dani Chammas and Brent Kious

GeriPal

So we’re going to be talking about palliative care for individuals with mental illness. So in those cases, can we adopt an approach to mental health care that centers primarily around quality of life of patients and their families? There’s a Boguts case, a patient with anorexia who utilized medical aid and dying.

Illness 101