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

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Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, for instance, has a team of palliative care providers “embedded” into its oncology clinic and ALS Center, according to David Wu, the program’s director. Minneapolis-based Livio Health was later acquired in 2022 by Lifespark, a senior health care company in the state.

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Voices: ??Dr. Khai Nguyen, National Medical Director, Geriatrician, CHAP

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Furthermore, we also developed certifications of the people who run the programs in the house, career-specific certifications for hospice operations, home health operations, health care sales, and even ongoing coaching and support. Being open and ready for Age-Friendly Care at Home. The question for me is why wouldn’t it?

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RCT of Default Inpatient PC Consults: Kate Courtright & Scott Halpern

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Summary Transcript Summary Last week we talked about a trial of a nurse and social worker outpatient palliative care intervention published in JAMA. He’s a geriatrician and palliative care doc/researcher in the UCSF Division of Geriatrics. I think the last time we had you on was 2022. Good to see you.

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Should We Shift from Advance Care Planning to Serious Illness Communication?

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So check out the podcast and if you are interested in diving into this debate, here are some great links to learn more: What’s Wrong With Advance Care Planning? Controversies About Advance Care Planning. JAMA 2022 (a reply to the above). Our podcast with Sean Morrison titled “Advance Care Planning is Wrong”.

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Is Hospice Losing Its Way: A Podcast with Ira Byock and Joseph Shega

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Summary Transcript Summary In November of 2022, Ava Kofman published a piece in the New Yorker titled “How Hospice Became a For-Profit Hustle.” Some viewed this piece as an affront to the amazing work hospice does for those approaching the end of their lives by cherry picking stories of a few bad actors to paint hospice is a bad light.

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