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

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First of all, as I understand the Carter decision, two of the things you’re supposed to have in order to be a candidate for MAID are enduring intolerable physical psychological suffering that can’t be addressed under conditions you consider acceptable. This physician had never discussed my suffering at all. Eric: Thank you Bill.

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Hospice in Prison Part 1: An interview with Michele DiTomas and Keith Knauf

GeriPal

Michele: Yeah, so in May of 2018, there was an article by Suleika Jaouad in the New York Times Magazine, and they spent about two weeks in our hospice with us learning about the work that’s done. Bonnie Raitt was inspired by the work that our peer volunteers do in this space, and it’s called Down the Hall.

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Potentially Unsafe Low-evidence Treatments: Adam Marks, Laura Taylor, & Jill Schneiderhan

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It’s like a third of people need chemical or physical restraints to keep that in. The major rock climbing magazine has an obituary section. They’re not Gonna be moved to the dining room. They may have increased risk for pressure ulcers. All of these risks for. And that doesn’t just extend to medical therapies.

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Hospice in Prison Part 2: An interview with the Pastoral Care Workers

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But the other was she read an article about our hospice in the May of 2018 New York Times magazine. He might want to write his mom and he’s not physically able to write anymore. So she found that incredibly moving, so that’s one of the songs on the album. I’ll write the letter for him.

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Ageism and Elections: Louise Aronson and Ken Covinsky

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We talk about positive aspects of aging, cognitive screening, the line between legitimate concerns and ageism, ableism, advice for a geriatrician asked to comment on TV, frailty and physical disability, images in the press , historical situations including , and an upper age limit for the Presidency, among other issues. Ken 21:39 Well, yes.

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