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

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Does it improve outcomes that patients, caregivers, and clinicians care about? hint: 80% can be done in advance by patients or caregivers) Why is it that some oncologists are resistant to conducting a geriatric assessment, yet have no problem ordering tests that cost thousands of dollars? Welcome back, William.

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Exploring the Nature of Chronic Pain with Haider Warraich

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So Eric Cassell, for folks who don’t know, was a primary care physician. But really was a seminal pioneering figure in the field of bioethics, palliative care, et cetera. One of the patients I spoke to really said this quite well. And yet very, very few patients are actually using those services.