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Hearing Loss in Geriatrics and Palliative Care: A Podcast with Nick Reed and Meg Wallhagen

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COVID-19, masks, and hearing difficulty: Perspectives of healthcare providers. Association of Sensory and Cognitive Impairment With Healthcare Utilization and Cost in Older Adults. Think about the last time you attended a talk on communication skills or goals of care discussions. I’m guessing not. Welcome to the GeriPal Podcast, Meg.

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Gabapentinoids – Gabapentin and Pregabalin: Tasce Bongiovanni, Donovan Maust and Nisha Iyer

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By 2015 that number increased to 4% of US adults. There are a lot of reasons that may explain the massive increase in use of these drugs. One thing is clear, it is not because people are using it for FDA approved indications. The FDA-approved indications for gabapentin are only for treating patients with partial seizures or postherpetic neuralgia.

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Advance Care Planning Discussion: Susan Hickman, Sean Morrison, Rebecca Sudore, and Bob Arnold

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All decisions are made in advance, the question that we are debating is how far in advance and what to call it. Completion of advance directives and billing codes for advance care planning as quality metrics. Among other topics. We can work it out! Links to a few couple items mentioned on the podcast: Objectives for Advance Care Planning.

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Aging and Climate Change: Karl Pillemer, Leslie Wharton, & Ruth McDermott-Levy

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Summary Transcript Summary To my teenagers, climate change is an existential crisis. It’s the end of the world as we know it. They decry the lack of serious attention and prioritization this issue has in the US. My kids ask – why don’t adults care about this issue the same way that they and their friends care about it? Ruth: Thank you.

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COVID Updates: A Podcast with Peter Chin-Hong and Lona Mody

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Alex 00:07 We are delighted to welcome back Lona Mody, who is a geriatrician, translational infectious disease researcher, and professor at the University of Michigan and the Ann Arbor Va. Lona, welcome back to GeriPal. Lona 00:21 It’s great to be here. Peter, welcome to the GeriPal Podcast. Peter 00:36 A pleasure to be on Alex and Eric.