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

GeriPal

I don’t have access to change the levers of government. And either of those could be given to the patient or an informant. Anna 43:15 I mean, yeah, as I’ve had, I think in general, primary care doesn’t have a lot of information about how to use these things. Ana chodos, what should I be? But I don’t.

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PC for People Experiencing Homelessness: Naheed Dosani

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We discuss the principles of harm reduction, social determinants of health, and trauma informed care. By the time he got into us, the tumor grew, he had experienced, he was experiencing significant pain and so trauma, informed care and building a relationship with him was such a big part of the care. On bias and trauma as you.

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Transgender Health, Aging, and Advocacy: A Podcast with Noelle Marie Javier and Jace Flatt

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Just today (June 17th) as we record this podcast: Ezra Klein released a wonderful interview with Sarah McBride , the first openly transgender member of congress A judge ruled that cuts to NIH grants focused on minority groups, including transgender people, were illegal and ordered the government to restore funding.

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What is going on with MAID in Canada? Bill Gardner, Leonie Herx, & Sonu Gaind

GeriPal

It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. We can talk about the informal and the formal differences in expansion later. As Leonie is saying, there are some who are advocating that everyone should be informed of this as an option.

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Allowing Patients to Die: Louise Aronson and Bill Andereck

GeriPal

And it’s not the same, but it does provide information. Eric 42:11 But how much of it is like Winston Churchill, like, democracy is the worst form of government. And it bothers me how the nurses are there, the physical therapists are there, some of the social workers are there. Eric 33:05 Well, let me ask you this.

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Health and Wealth Shocks: Lauren Hunt, Rebecca Rodin, Tsai-Chin Cho

GeriPal

Wait, so one key message is that social health is linked to physical and cognitive health?!? And the government can do something about that?!? Like if you had a magic wand, you had healthcare providers, like, one thing they. You want them to do differently with the information from your study. It’s when you have.

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

GeriPal

So if you look at government websites about heat for example, it’s got a line of buttons across the top with affected populations, outdoor workers, athletes and older people are in there. Its major goal is to try to pull together information on aging and climate change for three groups. What does that actually look like?