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What is going on with MAID in Canada? Bill Gardner, Leonie Herx, & Sonu Gaind

GeriPal

And that unfortunately part of our obstacle here is that like many, many, many other jurisdictions, we are unable to supply adequate mental health or palliative or geriatric care to the populations that need it. You get me with one-finger-chords on the guitar if you’re watching on YouTube (best I could manage).

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Hospice in Prison Part 1: An interview with Michele DiTomas and Keith Knauf

GeriPal

Michele: Yeah, so in May of 2018, there was an article by Suleika Jaouad in the New York Times Magazine, and they spent about two weeks in our hospice with us learning about the work that’s done. It was built in 1955, so it wasn’t designed for a geriatric population. Michele: So that number’s really growing.

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5 Business Ideas for an Enterprising NP

Minority Nurse

Notable publications like Forbes Magazine and reputable organizations such as the National Institutes of Health have discussed the rise of concierge care, highlighting the rapid growth of these types of practices. An NP-run practice focusing on the needs of older adults could bill insurance or be run on a concierge basis.

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Some of the Many Benefits of Being an NP

Minority Nurse

Nurse practitioners are accustomed to treating the entire patient rather than solely treating a disease or condition,” says Teresa Cyrus, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, co-owner of Integrative Geriatrics , a practice that provides care to underserved adults and seniors in rural Minnesota. “I I believe it is a more holistic approach to patient care.

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Full Practice Authority Gains Ground in 26 States: What This Means for Nurse Practitioners 

Minority Nurse

Based in Cleveland, Duffy is an NP in the University Hospitals Geriatric Medical Group and a professor at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing. However, she notes that NPs can still practice via telehealth, and that ability is no longer contingent on emergency authorization.

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Full Practice Authority Gains Ground in 26 States: What This Means for Nurse Practitioners 

Minority Nurse

Based in Cleveland, Duffy is an NP in the University Hospitals Geriatric Medical Group and a professor at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing. However, she notes that NPs can still practice via telehealth, and that ability is no longer contingent on the emergency authorization.

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

GeriPal

And for the listeners not watching YouTube, I’d see maybe it was the big weed magazine thing that you have in the background, Eloise, that got them talking, because it is very stigmatized. That allowed us to actually teach patients how to use it, what to expect to talk about dosing and drug to drug interactions. This is something that.

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