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Caring for the Unrepresented: A Podcast with Joe Dixon, Timothy Farrell, Yael Zweig

GeriPal

So we thought that really coalescing around this term, which is still difficult because sometimes you think of unrepresented is politically unrepresented or it is a challenging definition with three parts to it that’s really hard to capture with any one term. Yael 10:34 More like a living will kind of a thing.

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Advance Care Planning Discussion: Susan Hickman, Sean Morrison, Rebecca Sudore, and Bob Arnold

GeriPal

I feel like we talked about this before, so I don’t want to sound like a broken record, but I maybe will sound like a broken record to get back to what is the definition of advance care planning? I think I’m heartened by the fact that over the last decade or so, the definition of advance care planning has evolved.

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Should We Shift from Advance Care Planning to Serious Illness Communication?

GeriPal

Most of the debate seems rather wonky, as honestly it feels like we are getting stuck in the weeds of semantics and definitions, like what counts as ACP versus in the moment decisions. How do we include the people that you care about in these conversations? Rachelle: One of the things, they are definitely ordered steps, right?

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

GeriPal

Of course, she’s not advocating for a George Santos approach (no lying) but just having a little bit more of a mindset that you’ll figure it out once you’re on the job. I’d definitely recommend this book if you’ve ever struggled with similar feelings or mentor people who might. Bob: It’s a little bit like patient care, right?

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