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GeriPal Takeover! Nancy Lundeberg and Annie Medina-Walpole

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We covered: The first parody song I wrote, for AGS 2018 in Orlando , about this article by Nancy Schoenborn on how to discuss stopping cancer screening. Annie 02:31 So if you go to the A G S meeting every year, you know that this group of three individuals comprises the AGS literature update. So this is something. We did a role play.

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Plenary Abstracts at AAHPM/HPNA: Yael Schenker, Na Ouyang, Marie Bakitas

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And so we worked closely with a community advisory group who, through focus groups, told us how it was that black and white individuals with serious illness had wanted to be treated. The black individuals wanted to have a separate one from the white individuals. So their caregivers did focus groups. Our consultation.

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Implementing Palliative Care in Nursing Homes: A Podcast wtih Connie Cole, Kathleen Unroe, and Cari Levy

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So, how can we improve palliative care for individuals in nursing homes? Eric 33:25 What about telehealth? Like an AI robot goes in the room with the screen and that links to the human palliative care provider and is also the companion. Our discussion delves into: The specific palliative care needs of nursing home residents.

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Understanding the Variability in Care of Nursing Home Residents with Advanced Dementia

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Ruth: Very strong odor, devoid of furniture, broken screens … Eric: So it was the physical environment and … Ruth: Physical environment. We got rid of all these psychotropic medications and this person … one individual had had a vascular dementia. Eric: What does unpleasant look like?

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Telemedicine in a Post-Pandemic World: Joe Rotella, Brooke Calton, Carly Zapata

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This DEA is taking 6-months to consider how to move forward vis a vis restrictions and requirements for telehealth in a post-pandemic world. So we’re going to be talking about telemedicine, telehealth for people with serious illness. Brooke: So I think of telehealth as the umbrella. Now is the time to act, dear listeners!