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Help Aging Veterans Cope with a Geriatric Mental Health Career

Daily Nurse

Still, one avenue of care you may not consider is geriatric mental health. As our Veteran population ages, those who […] Blog Career Advice Veterans careers with VA geriatric mental health Geriatric Mental Health Career Help Aging Veterans VA careers

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GeriPal #HPMParty at the 2023 AAHPM / HPNA Meeting in Montreal

GeriPal

Yup, we are restarting the #HPMParty in Montreal at the 2023 AAHPM/HPNA meeting. The post GeriPal #HPMParty at the 2023 AAHPM / HPNA Meeting in Montreal appeared first on A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Podcast for Every Healthcare Professional.

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The Angry Patient: A podcast with Dani Chammas and Keri Brenner

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary Think about the last time a patient yelled at you in anger. How did you react? The last time this happened to me I immediately went on the defensive despite years of training in serious illness communication skills. Afterwards, I thought there must be a better way.

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

GeriPal

There’s this beauty that’s there, whether we’re doing geriatrics, infectious disease, palliative care. All Posts Geriatrics Hospice PodcastsSummary Transcript Summary Two weeks ago on the GeriPal podcast we talked about why and how to write for the general public.

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Involving the inner circle: Emily Largent, Anne Rohlfing, Lynn Flint & Anne Kelly

GeriPal

I’d hazard that maybe half the patients I care for at the intersection of geriatrics and palliative care fall in the gray zone. However, I love, and I’m just going to quote from your paper here, this framing as an extension, this is enhancing our autonomy, particularly in geriatrics.

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Gabapentinoids – Gabapentin and Pregabalin: Tasce Bongiovanni, Donovan Maust and Nisha Iyer

GeriPal

J Am Geriatr Soc. Donovan Maust is a geriatric psychiatrist and health services researcher at the University of Michigan. All Posts Geriatrics Healthcare PodcastsSummary Transcript Summary Gabapentin is the 10th most prescribed drug in the United States and use is increasing.

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What can we learn from simulations? Amber Barnato

GeriPal

And so I think that’s why it has its moment now even in 2023. Amber Barnato appeared first on A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Podcast for Every Healthcare Professional. All Posts Geriatrics Healthcare Hospice and Palliative Medicine (HPM) Palliative Care Teaching Podcasts

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

GeriPal

JAMA IM 2023 A shout-out to my NPR episode on 1A titled the “State of Hospice Care” DISCLAIMER While we filmed in Montreal during the Annual Assembly, all opinions expressed in this podcast are independent of AAHPM and HPNA, or the Annual Assembly.

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2023 Top Paying Nursing Jobs

Diversity Nursing

Geriatric Nurse Geriatric Nurses work with Doctors and other healthcare professionals to care for the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of elderly patients, helping them maintain independence and quality of life.

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Caregivers Guide to Oral Care

Aging Life Care Association

Alisa Kaufman, a dentist specializing in geriatric care, shares her expertise to help caregivers become more confident in providing daily oral care to seniors — whether by brushing, flossing and using picks, or removing and cleaning full or partial dentures.

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Caregivers Guide to Oral Care for Dentures

Aging Life Care Association

Alisa Kauffman, a dentist specializing in geriatric care, shares her expertise to help caregivers become more confident in providing daily oral care to seniors — whether by brushing, flossing and using picks, or removing and cleaning full or partial dentures.

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SCAN Group, CareOregon to Combine as HealthRight Group in 2023

Hospice News

SCAN Group and CareOregon have agreed to join forces in 2023 as a new organization called HealthRight Group. The combination is expected to close in 2023, subject to customary approvals. .

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Advance Care Planning Billing Rules Impede Equitable Access

Hospice News

Current advance care planning reimbursement structures are limiting utilization and access of these services, particularly among communities of color. The payment barriers blocking more equitable advance care planning are two-fold, existing on both the health care provider and patient sides.

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Capital Caring Health to Expand Home-Based Primary Care Service

Hospice News

The move toward risk-based reimbursement systems is partly fueling a resurgence in home-based primary care, according to a 2018 study in the journal Geriatrics. Virginia-based Capital Caring Health is expanding its home-based primary care program.

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Writing for the Lay Public: Rosanne Leipzig and Louise Aronson

GeriPal

You write a scholarly article in geriatrics, it’s not dissimilar. And I think when groups like JAMA or JAG or the leaders of the American Geriatric Society say we have to call everyone older adult, they’re doing a disservice to all of us.

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

GeriPal

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.

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On Racism & Ageism: Ramona Rhodes, Sharon Brangman, Tim Farrell, and Nancy Lundebjerg

GeriPal

Alex: We are delighted to welcome Ramona Rhodes, who is a geriatrician and palliative care doctor, and member of the Board of Directors for the American Geriatric Society. Alex: And speaking of the American Geriatric Society, we are delighted to welcome Nancy Lundebjerg.

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Improving Nursing Home Quality: Jasmine Travers, Alice Bonner, Isaac Longobardi, and Mike Wasserman

GeriPal

I look at the leadership team, so the administrator, the DON, the medical director, the director of staff development, the infection preventionist now, the whole team because we’re running mini hospitals and there’s no way that the administrator understands geriatric medicine.

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The Roles of Medical Professionals in Hospice Care

Shining Light Hospice

Hospice physicians may also have additional certifications such as geriatrics, oncology, or palliative care to demonstrate their knowledge of this field.

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Diverse Caregivers

Chicago Caregiving

The Care Plan also serves Black and Brown communities, says Boyd, who, prior to founding The Care Plan, spent more than a decade in various leadership roles at geriatric care facilities in Chicago.

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It’s OK To Say No To Protect Your Mental Health

Nurse.com

When creating professional boundaries, start with yourself first, said Duke, who has 20 years of nursing experience, with seven as a board-certified adult and geriatric acute care nurse practitioner.

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7 Food Preparation Tips for Caregivers and Elders

Caregiver Support Services

Proper nutrition is extremely important as it can help to manage and ward off diseases.

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Full Practice Authority Gains Ground in 26 States: What This Means for Nurse Practitioners 

Minority Nurse

Based in Cleveland, Duffy is an NP in the University Hospitals Geriatric Medical Group and a professor at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing. In the long struggle to gain full practice authority (FPA), nurse practitioners (NPs) can point to notable advances in the last few years.

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The Ask-Tell-Ask Approach in Four Steps

1-800-HOSPICE

Journal of the American Geriatric Society. Journal of the American Geriatric Society. Journal of the American Geriatric Society.

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7 Strategies to Cope With Anxiety for Caregivers (And Their Seniors)

Community Home Health Care

Common Causes of the Seniors’ Increased Anxiety America Association for Geriatric Psychiatry shows that 10-20% of older adults suffer from anxiety, which can adversely affect their lifestyle.

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6 Tips: Assisting your Parents Create an Accessible Home

Caregiver Support Services

Healthy Caregiver Caregivers Caregiving Caring for an Aging Parent Elder care Family Caregiver geriatrics Parent care Aging Parents caregiver caregiver solutions caregiver support caregiving elder care family caregiver Home Caregiver seniors Seniors Aging in Place Tools for Aging in Place

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Why Patients with Lymphoma Are Less Likely to Receive Hospice

1-800-HOSPICE

Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. The American Society of Clinical Oncology describes hospice as an essential component of end-of-life (EOL) care.

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5 Most Game-Changing Hospice Deals from 2022

Hospice News

These interesting, unusual or groundbreaking deals could signal what’s to come in 2023 and help shape the hospice market’s long-term future. Interest rates cloud 2023 outlook. This could change in 2023, he said. “It

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Advocating for Critical Care Transport Nurses

Minority Nurse

The 2023 conferences will be held in Dallas in May and Charlotte, NC in November. Critical Care Transport Nurses Day on February 18 brings attention to the vital work done by nurses in this specialty.

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The Most Common Questions Regarding In-Home Care for Seniors

Comfort Home Care

Whether they are a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Geriatric Nursing Assistant (GNA) or a Home Health Aide (HHA) they will have completed extensive training both in the classroom and hands-on through a state approved program.

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Hospice Disenrollment for People with Dementia

1-800-HOSPICE

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia among older adults. About one in nine people in the United States aged 65 and older have Alzheimer’s disease.

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Why You Should Hire an In-Home Caregiver

Comfort Home Care

Our Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAx), Home Health Aides (HHAs), and Geriatric Nursing Assistants (GNAs) keep the care team abreast of physical, emotional, and mental changes. As we age, it can become difficult to complete our daily activities.

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Who Sets the Temperature?

Chicago Caregiving

Cold weather health risks “As we age and experience the changes associated with aging, it leaves us more vulnerable to cold,” says Ryan Bartkus, MD, a geriatric medicine specialist with Ascension Alexian Brothers in Elk Grove Village. Extreme cold and heat put seniors’ lives at risk.

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Books on Becoming A Better Mentor (and Better Person): Bob Arnold

GeriPal

It helped me to understand and justify my interest in (this won’t surprise you) EVERYTHING related to geriatrics or palliative care. Summary Transcript Summary Sometimes you read a book and get a flash of insight – that “ah ha!”

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

GeriPal

Geriatrics. Alex: We are delighted to welcome back Lee Lindquist, who’s a geriatrician and chief of geriatrics at Northwestern. If I have a magic wand, the Cubs win in 2023, of course beating San Francisco in the World Series. Geriatrics Podcasts

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Conscientous Provision of MAID and Abortion: Robert Brody, Lori Freedman, Mara Buchbinder

GeriPal

Eric: This is a geriatrics and palliative care podcast and we’re talking about reproductive rights, abortions, looks like we’re talking about medical aid in dying, all encompassing this question of rights of conscious. Summary Transcript Summary.

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End of the Year Thanks, Thoughts, and Updates

GeriPal

We have an exciting lineup of podcasts coming out in 2023 and three major updates that we are excited to share: . The post End of the Year Thanks, Thoughts, and Updates appeared first on A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Podcast for Every Healthcare Professional.

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Alzheimer's Dementia Reflections (Video 4:44)

Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

As 2023 approaches, let's reflect on Alzheimer's dementia in terms of where we are and where we may be going in the future. According to the "Journal of the American Geriatrics Society," b y the year 2025, an estimated 7.2

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Hospices Pursue Home-Base Primary Care Via HCCI Project

Hospice News

Starting in 2023, the U.S. The gradual move of reimbursement systems to value-based care models is partly fueling a resurgence in home-based primary care, according to a 2018 study in the journal Geriatrics.

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Laugh it Off

Chicago Caregiving

For a lot of us, it’s a way to break an uncomfortable situation,” says Victoria Braund, MD, an internist who specializes in geriatric medicine at NorthShore University HealthSystem. Originally published in the Winter/Spring 2023 print issue. Finding humor in tough times eases the pain.

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Too Old for Tech? Never.

Chicago Caregiving

Nick Johnson (whose name has been changed for privacy), a professional in the geriatric home renovation industry, installed Alexa in his grandparents’ home after they both experienced emergencies. Originally published in the Winter/Spring 2023 print issue.

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Advanced Pain Management in Cancer: Janet Abrahm

GeriPal

Eric and I are working on it…maybe by 2023? . The post Advanced Pain Management in Cancer: Janet Abrahm appeared first on A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Podcast for Every Healthcare Professional. Summary Transcript Summary.

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

Hospice News

These organizations got together to bring national experts together and to say, “Why during this unprecedented time of human longevity have evidence-based geriatric health care models not taken root? This article is sponsored by CHAP.