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

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Does it improve outcomes that patients, caregivers, and clinicians care about? hint: 80% can be done in advance by patients or caregivers) Why is it that some oncologists are resistant to conducting a geriatric assessment, yet have no problem ordering tests that cost thousands of dollars? Alex: How is your family doing?

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How to Make an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis in Primary Care: A Podcast with Nathaniel Chin

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That screening influences kind of further treatment, actually, probably more importantly, patient outcomes. And it can cause harm because if you’re springing this test on someone, it actually could create a lot of anxiety. So I get all the referrals from my great colleagues in primary care. I just had lab tests done.

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Podcast Episode: Febrile Seizures

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Family history of febrile seizures. Both the motor movements and characteristics of the seizure, as well as the duration, are really hard to assess in a patient’s home. And let’s be honest, the term simple sort of undersells how scary this is for families. This is an important thing that we talk to families about.

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