Eric Widera, MD
ewidera.bsky.social
Professor of #Medicine @UCSF focused on #Geriatrics, #Hospice, #Palliative care, and #meded. Co-creator of https://eprognosis.ucsf.edu. Podcasts at http://geripal.org 🇺🇦 Publications: https://profiles.ucsf.edu/eric.widera
👤 Joined on 24 September 2023
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New guidelines make 90%+ of older adults eligible for #statins, but should they take them? We break down the new PREVENT risk calculator, STAREE trial findings, and the safety of deprescribing after 75. #medsky Post: bit.ly/GeriPalEp420 Hosts: @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social
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We are delighted to have had @ewidera.bsky.social join @nathanielchinmd.bsky.social on his Dementia Matters podcast, discussing functional assessment and blood-based biomarkers of #Alzheimers disease in primary care. #medsky
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Though blood tests have made it easier to diagnose Alzheimer’s, they can’t replace the diagnostic process as a whole. Dr. Eric Widera joins #DementiaMatters to discuss the importance of functional assessments for dementia and how blood tests should be used in primary care. Listen🎧 go.wisc.edu/p8td3q
Show PostAre "hot new drugs" actually ready for palliative care? Our 3 guest pharmacists break down the hype vs. reality of 5 new and rediscovered drugs including GLP-1s. #medsky Post: bit.ly/GeriPalEp419 Hosts: @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social
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Hiring a Certified Medical Director (CMD) in a nursing home was associated with 2%–5% declines in hospital use. https://agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.70697
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