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Ep. 76: When to Hire On-Call Supervisors for After Hour and Weekend Calls

Home Care Pulse

John Bennett ( 00:44 ): Yeah, so our agency started back in 2011. So we started back in 2011 out of his house. He was the first caregiver. So John is definitely one of the larger agencies in the space and in Pennsylvania, but we have a lot to learn from him today. So thanks for that background.

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PROP’s Disproportionate Influence on U.S. Opioid Policy: The Harms of Intended Consequences

Pallimed

PROP Appears on the Opioid Policy Scene In 2011, a group of internists, including Michael Van Korff, Andrew Kolodny and Roger Chou, co-authored an article that modern palliative care physicians would recognize as a “warning shot (6)” in the world of opioid policy (7). 2011 Nov-Dec;18(6):31-35 (or see [link] 7. MMWR, February 12, 2021.

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The importance of social connection: Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Thomas Cudjoe, & Carla Perissinotto

GeriPal

Ashwin, can you give us a broad overview of how you think about social isolation and loneliness as far as definitions? There’s a lot of different definitions, but some of the ones I like the most. I think it’s something that I think we should definitely carry forward as we think about how we can address this problem.