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4 Hospices Tap New Executive, Clinical Leaders 

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Bond is board-certified in family medicine, emergency medicine and hospice and palliative care medicine. He has worked in the end-of-life care space for close to two decades. Prior to that, Bond was national medical director for Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care, which was acquired by AccentCare in 2020.

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Agape Care Names New Palliative Medical Director; Silverado Taps New Sales VP

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I’m thrilled to join the Silverado team, which continues to set the bar for exceptional patient care,” said Wolda. “In Patel is fellowship trained in geriatric medicine with an emphasis on palliative and end-of-life care. The new hires follow the retirement of hospice physician Dr. Mark Silver.

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Executive Moves at UnitedHealth Group, Treasure Coast Hospice

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Crouch’s promotion is a testament to his dedication to our mission and commitment to patient care,” Treasure Coast Hospice CEO Jackie Kendrick said in a statement. Crouch brings more than 30 years of health care leadership experience to the role.

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

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Hartford Foundation with a grant to the Institute for Healthcare Improvement in partnership with the Catholic Health Care Hospitals of America and the American Hospital Association. ” They were able to put together a set of evidence-based practices called the 4Ms Framework for Developing Age-Friendly Care.

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GeriPal 300th Episode: Ask Me Anything Hot Ones Style

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Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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Dialysis vs Conservative Management for Older Adults: Manju Kurella Tamura, Susan Wong, & Maria Montez-Rath

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We also briefly mention Susan Wong’s terrific studies that found a disconnect between older adults with renal failure’s expressed values, focused on comfort, and their advance care planning and end-of-life care received, which focused on life extension; and another study that found quality of life was sustained until late in the illness course.

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

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Alex: Also returning Rebecca Sudore, who is professor of medicine at the UCSF in the division of geriatrics, and is a geriatric and palliative care doctor. So I think that really questioning what we do is a good thing that routes to improved patient care. So I got the white board and I wrote advance care planning.