GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

Devon, I see that you have an R21 to study concurrent prescribing of opioids and benzodiazepines, which are like the second most common thing I prescribe in combination after opioids and laxatives for people in hospice. And so, for-profit hospices, for-profit methadone clinics pop up everywhere, and their care is pretty variable.

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GeriPal

MARCH 3, 2022

In a separate study in Chest , Lauren found pre-ICU frailty was associated with post-ICU disability and new nursing home admission. GeriPal podcast with Tom Gill on the Precipitating Events Study, distressing symptoms, disability, and hospice. He, his Twitter feed though is brilliant. Eric: Yeah. Alex: Yeah.

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GeriPal

JUNE 30, 2022

And they agreed on that and they talked to the people at the hospital, the surgeons and the nurses. And the nurses says you’re making the right decision. She went to an inpatient hospice and they kept her comfortable for a couple of weeks and she passed away. You’ll have a feeding tube.

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