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The Roots of Palliative Care: Michael Kearney, Sue Britton, and Justin Sanders

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Summary Transcript CME Summary As far as weve come in the 50 years since Balfour Mount and Sue Britton opened the first palliative care at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Quebec, have we lost something along the way? In todays podcast we welcome some of the early pioneers in palliative care to talk about the roots of palliative care. by Kearney.

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Palliative Care in India: M.R. Rajagopal

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Rajagopal (goes by “Raj”), one of the pioneers of palliative care in India. Raj is an anesthesiologist turned palliative care doctor. He is also author of the book, “ Walk with the Weary: Lessons in Humanity in Health Care ,” and was featured in this Atlantic article. Social pain and loneliness. Community-based palliative care networks .

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Aging and Homelessness: Margot Kushel

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So we realized that we had a series of cross-sectional studies in San Francisco from the early 1990s to 2003. We looked at it and realized that in the early 1990s, 11% of folks were 50 and over, and by 2003, 37% were. Alex: But the longer title’s Ethno-Geriatrics and Special Populations. Would that be fair to say, Alex?

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Executive Moves at UnitedHealth Group, Treasure Coast Hospice

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McMahon ascended to the role in 2021, serving in various other positions at UnitedHealth Group since 2003, including executive vice president of enterprise operations and CEO of Optum Rx, among other management positions in finance, information technology and operations. Lucie, as well as at Parkway Health and Rehabilitation Center. “I

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AGS Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use: A Podcast with Todd Semla and Mike Steinman

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The Beers Criteria is one of the most frequently cited reference tools in geriatrics, detailing potentially inappropriate medications to prescribe to older people. We’re delighted to welcome Mike Steinman, who’s a geriatrician professor of medicine at UCSF in the division of geriatrics, prior guest on this podcast.