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Breast Cancer Patients Often Lack Access to Palliative Care

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A recent study of nearly 30,000 hospitalized metastatic breast cancer patients found that only 19% received palliative care from 2010 to 2014. Patients, families, and healthcare providers must engage in open conversations about the patient’s preferences, pain management and emotional support.

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5 Most Game-Changing Hospice Deals from 2022

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The payer has deployed billions in capital towards high-profile acquisitions aimed at growing Optum’s capabilities, including the purchase of the health care tech firm Change Healthcare and the in-home medical group Landmark Health. The acquisition took many in the space by surprise.

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Pennant Group CMO Derrel Walker: Hospice, Home Health Can Complete the Care Continuum

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We started doing the house calls, mobile palliative care, geriatric primary care work. We started to develop that process in 2014 through 2016 with pilot programs. Does a patient need palliative care, or do they need geriatrics, or do they need primary care? Then I kind of wandered. What is it that they need the most?

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PC for People Experiencing Homelessness: Naheed Dosani

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-Alex End Well Talk [link] Resources on the PEACH Program Program Review Paper A recent publication in Longwoods Healthcare Quarterly reviewing the PEACH model. I always knew that I wanted to get into healthcare, to use healthcare as a springboard for social change in our communities. Naheed 15:56 2014. Eric 15:57 2014.

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

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J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011-2014 JAMDA 2020 Efficacy of Gabapentinoids: Gabapentinoids for Pain: Potential Unintended Consequences. Donovan Maust is a geriatric psychiatrist and health services researcher at the University of Michigan. 2022 Perioperative Gabapentin Use in Older AdultsRevisiting Multimodal Pain Management JAMA IM.

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Time to stop driving? Podcast with Emmy Betz and Terri Cassidy

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Because I don’t think we think about that so much in palliative care, but we do in geriatrics. Eric: But before we jump into talking to your patients about driving retirement cessation, let’s talk about what is the role of the healthcare professional in this at all? Is it you, Emmy? Emmy: It is. Eric: What’s the song?

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Medical Cannabis Revisted: A Podcast with David Casarett and Eloise Theisen

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This is back in, I don’t know, like 2014 maybe. Eloise 10:29 Yeah, I think what we saw in California was, prior to legalization, there was curiosity, but also a lot of their healthcare professionals didn’t know enough about it, so they didn’t discuss it with them. laughter] David 04:24 That’s what they all say.

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