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Alex: And as a guest host today, Alexis Colley, who’s a palliativecare fellow here at UCSF and also a surgical resident. I think the two spaces it comes out of, one is informedconsent, which is this idea that people need to have an understanding of their disease and treatment. Justin, welcome to GeriPal.
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I mean, I just think about the patients with, you know, severe mental health disorders who are, you know, don’t make decisions not to see a healthcare provider based on like informedconsent, but because that they have a significant mental health issue that is interfering with their decision making capacity.
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