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Amyloid Antibodies and the Role of the Geriatrician: Nate Chin, Sharon Brangman, and Jason Karlawish

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The outlook on amyloid antibodies are looking brighter though in 2023. Alex: And we’re delighted to welcome back Sharon Brangman, who is a SUNY Distinguished Service professor and chair of the Department of Geriatrics and director of the Center of Excellence for Alzheimer’s Disease. Thanks so much for having me on.

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The Future of Geriatrics: A Podcast with Jerry Gurwitz, Ryan Chippendale, and Mike Harper

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Summary Transcript Summary What does the future hold for geriatrics? Historically, answers generally lamented the ever increasing need for geriatrics without a corresponding growth in the number of specialists in the field. On today’s podcast, we are going to do a deep dive on the future of geriatrics with three amazing guests.

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Hospices Pursue Home-Base Primary Care Via HCCI Project

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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. The agency says the new program reflects its “refreshed” priorities for payment system demonstrations.

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HSPN Palliative Care: Fireside Chat with Contessa and Netsmart

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The conversation took place on April 20, 2023, during the Hospice News Palliative Care Conference. Nikki Davis: I’m a nurse practitioner and have been working in geriatrics and palliative care for about 21 years now. The article below has been edited for length and clarity.

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

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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? Finish this sentence: “The top strategy that care providers should employ in 2022 to best prepare for 2023 is…?”.

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RCT of Chaplaincy: Lexy Torke, Karen Steinhauser, LaVera Crawley

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Today we have a star-studded lineup, including Lexy Torke of Indiana University, who discusses her RCT of a chaplaincy intervention for surrogates of patients in the ICU , published in JPSM and plenary presentation at AAHPM/HPNA. Thanks to my son Kai for playing the guitar part in 5/4 with strange chords on Riverman by Nick Drake!

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Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model: A Podcast with Malaz Boustani and Diane Ty

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Every member of the team, even for me, for whatever reason, that switched me from focusing on trying to be in pulmonary critical care to become actually a geriatrician, choose the geriatric fellowship. So we came out with a report in March of 2023, followed it on the heels of a report that we had done in November, 2022. Diane: Yeah.

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