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

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concluded back in 2000 that there is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against routine screening for dementia in older adults. If so, how do we screen and who do we screen? What should we use to screen individuals? Cognitive screening.

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Why Regular Check-ups Matter: Preventive Care at Mesa Family Physicians

Mesa Family Physician

Arizona’s climate and lifestyle present specific health considerations that our Mesa-based medical professionals are specially trained to address. At Mesa Family Physicians, we understand the demands on your time and offer flexible scheduling options to accommodate busy professionals.

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

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So I make the point, they often say, “Oh, you have this special population,” like pediatrics, where it’s 10% or something. Because a lot of my colleagues, who are like transplant coordinators for example, are asking, “Can you help us better screened for which older adults would be fit enough to go for transplant?

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Psilocybin in Serious Illness: James Downar, Ali John Zarrabi and Margaret Ross

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Alex 00:59 And I met all three of you and watched you do a presentation about psilocybin research at the Congress International Desens Palliative Miguel. So in our trial, because of security reasons, we are required by Health Canada to store the substance in a special secure area in my office. Ali John, welcome to the GeriPal Podcast.

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The Nature of Suffering: BJ Miller and Naomi Saks

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The more we can notice that, the more we can actually be present for that family and actually see how they’re experiencing it. Naomi: Well, I have a special place of not being a doctor within this great group of people. ” That’s not a spiritual screen. Pain Manag Nurs. 2023 Dec 20:S1524-9042(23)00202-3.

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Music as Medicine: Jenny Chen, Tyler Jorgensen, & Theresa Allison

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So I actually was doing a grand rounds as my final presentation here at Yale for my fellowship on the role of music in host pice and palliative medicine. My voice is nothing special. You might see me on the TV screens next year. You emailed me about doing a podcast on music and medicine. Jenny 04:15 Good question.

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RCT of Chaplaincy: Lexy Torke, Karen Steinhauser, LaVera Crawley

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Today we have a star-studded lineup, including Lexy Torke of Indiana University, who discusses her RCT of a chaplaincy intervention for surrogates of patients in the ICU , published in JPSM and plenary presentation at AAHPM/HPNA. It is a screening? And the screening questions would just allow you to know that. Lexy: Great.

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