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Palliative Care an ‘Important Piece’ of Quality in Oncology Programs

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John Hopkins uses a training model across various fellowship programs, including oncology and geriatrics, that fosters improved conversations and patient care strategies using a palliative care approach. Also in 2020 came the launch of partnership between Livio Health and cancer care provider Minnesota Oncology.

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RCT of Palliative Care for Heart Failure and Lung Disease: David Bekelman and Lyndsay DeGroot

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Summary Transcript Summary In a JAMA 2020 systematic review of palliative care for non-cancer serious illness, Kieran Quinn found many positives, as we discussed on our podcast and in our editorial. Alex: Yeah, two psychologists talking about psychological issues in palliative care and geriatrics. Important implications. David: Yeah.

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Improving Hospital Care for Older Adults through Acute Care for Elders (ACE Units): Kellie Flood and Stephanie Rogers

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Alex: We are delighted to welcome to the GeriPal Podcast, Kellie Flood, who is a geriatrician at the University of Alabama Birmingham and associate Chief Quality Officer for Geriatrics and Care Transitions. And also to have those folks proactively assessing and addressing geriatric syndromes. Kellie, welcome to the GeriPal Podcast.

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Negotiation and Dispute Resolution: A Podcast with Lee Lindquist and Alaine Murawski

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Training Hospitalists in Negotiations to Address Conflicts with Older Adults around Their Social Needs. Geriatrics. December 2020. Alex: We are delighted to welcome back Lee Lindquist, who’s a geriatrician and chief of geriatrics at Northwestern. Journal of Patient Experience. Lee: Thank you so much for having me.

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5 Most Game-Changing Hospice Deals from 2022

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million respectively in 2020 alone, according to a study published in The Lancet. Multiples in the hospice market reached upwards of 29x in 2020, which beat 2019’s record of 26x, reported PwC’s Health Research Institute. This is reflective of a wider trend as demand for behavioral health services continues to grow. million and 76.2

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

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Alex: And we are delight to welcome Lindsey Yourman, who is a geriatrician, she’s a longtime friend and mentee, and is now a peer and is a key component of the ePrognosis working group and helped originate the ideas that led to ePrognosis and she’s now San Diego County’s Chief Geriatrics Officer. Welcome to GeriPal, Lindsey.

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Storytelling in Medicine: A Podcast with Liz Salmi, Anne Kelly, and Preeti Malani

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Our listeners will be familiar with Anne Kelly, who’s a social worker at the San Francisco VA, on the palliative care service, who wrote a JAMA piece of my mind title The Last Visit. Since my mom died in 2020 until I wrote this piece in the fall of last year, I had not ever expected or intended to write about my experience.