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Meet Two Harvard-trained Clinicians Championing Pediatric Mental Health

Daily Nurse

Providing children and teens with the right treatment can be “life-changing,” says Dr. Potter. InStride integrates clinical expertise, exposure coaching, and support into daily life to engage kids, teens, and young adults. Two distinguished clinicians, Mona Potter, M.D. and Kathryn Boger, Ph.D., Nearly one-third of youth in the U.S.

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Psychological Issues in Palliative Care: Elissa Kozlov and Des Azizoddin

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Analyzing the Health and Retirement Study, she found 60% of older adults screened positive for depression in the last year of life (related study here ). As she said, when you think about the hardest patients you’ve cared for, in nearly all cases there was some aspect of psychological illness involved. That rings true to me.

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Time for Geriatric Assessments in Cancer Care: William Dale, Mazie Tsang, and John Simmons

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Evidence has been mounting about the importance of the geriatric assessment for older adults with cancer, the subject of today’s podcast. We talk about: What is a practical geriatric assessment and how can busy oncologists actually do one? What can you do with the results of a geriatric assessment? You can donate to the Hawaii Red Cross here.

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The Benefits of In-Home Care Services

Community Home Health Care

A recent national poll conducted by the American Association of Retired Persons revealed that over 76% of participants 50 years and older prefer to stay in their current homes or communities for the long term. However, many are still motivated to make these adjustments, despite the costs involved. Increased Independence.

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Philippines nurses moving to Australia. The 5 W’s

The Nurse Break

I became a Senior ICU Nurse and had the opportunity to hold the roles of a Clinical Resource Nurse – who oversees the competency, skills and education of the staff in their units and a Quality Improvement Facilitator – one who assists nursing leaders to conduct quality improvement activities. International Nursing Content. Hi, I’m Chester!

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No Easy Answers on Hospice Turnover Costs

Hospice News

Hospices have been pouring financial resources into efforts to bolster their workforce and are seeking ways to balance the costs associated with recruitment that differ from retention expenses. But giving raises to retain staff, is that a true retention expense or simply a market adjustment around inflation and the cost of living?

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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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