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RCT of PC in ED: Corita Grudzen, Fernanda Bellolio, & Tammie Quest

GeriPal

It was really at the level of the ED across 33 EDs in random order, and then tried to see if we could make a difference in healthcare utilization, primarily the primary outcome was admission to the hospital, acute care admission. The emergency physician knows it’s not new information. That’s not news to us.

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Nudges for Prognosis and Comfort Care in the ICU: Kate Courtright, Scott Halpern, & Jaspal Singh

GeriPal

This specific study , published in JAMA Internal Medicine, was conducted in 17 ICUs in North Carolina. At one end of the spectrum you can provide decision makers with information that doesn’t work very well in most contexts. We didn’t make them do anything with that information, just document it.

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

GeriPal

And then we incorporated that information into the consultation process. Later on, of course, we added health professionals to, you know, give us more information. And resource utilization was very low in all the groups. You just email them or email them information on prepare for your care. It was not different.

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Dignity at the End of Life: A Podcast with Harvey Chochinov

GeriPal

The specifics of how it does that depend on the population in which it’s implemented, and the outcome measure that is utilized. And a moral compass that’s informed by understanding that the world isn’t the way you see it necessarily. ‘I want everything.'” He’s at UCSF, he’s an intensivist.

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How State and Local Agencies on Aging Help Older Adults: Susan DeMarois, Greg Olsen, and Lindsey Yourman

GeriPal

I’ve been on a quest to build those services and support so that people can make true, informed decisions for themselves and their families. We’re selling objectivity, information, independence and choice. Take some time to get trust, to get real information. Susan: Yeah, I don’t think the word even surfaced.

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Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model: A Podcast with Malaz Boustani and Diane Ty

GeriPal

Malaz: One day I was in internal medicine residency and I had to take care of a patient who was admitted from a nursing home with dementia. I could walk down the hall and get information. The typical utilization of inappropriate hospitalization and emergency room and total cost of care. Malaz: 1999, my friend.