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Tuesday Aug 07, 2018
Tuesday Aug 07, 2018
November 2011 Author in the Room® Teleconference
Author: Steven C. Zweig, MD, MSPH
Summary Points:
- Prevalent, fragile population, cared for until the end of life
- Care must be interdisciplinary
- Facility, staff, physicians
- Residents, family members
- Understand and anticipate natural history of aging and decline in long term care, including planning, assessment, continuing care, acute care, and end-of-life care
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