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Dana Lustbader MD @lustbader

Dedicated to keeping people healthy and home. Wife, mother and caregiver to aging parents. DanaLustbader@iCloud.com

Joined March 2009
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Dana Lustbader MD@lustbader
14 Aug 2025
The Ethical Boundaries of Organ Donation nytimes.com/2025/08/11/opini… via @NYTOpinion

Opinion | The Ethical Boundaries of Organ Donation

Readers respond to a front-page article about organ transplants and risks to donors. Also: Burning contraceptives; photo memories.

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Amplify, Vanderbilt’s new custom AI software, is open to all faculty and students at Vanderbilt University to enhance learning with AI. news.vanderbilt.edu/2024/11/…

Amplify, Vanderbilt’s new custom generative AI software, is now open to all faculty, staff and...

Amplify GenAI has officially rolled out to all faculty, staff and students for use. The custom generative AI software allows the Vanderbilt community to use AI in a safe and secure way—setting the...

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Medical school leverages AI ChatGPT Edu to enhance learning and promote research. newswise.com/articles/icahn-…

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Expands AI Innovation With OpenAI’s ChatGPT Edu Rollout |...

In a national first for a medical school, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is providing all medical and graduate students, along with select faculty and staff members, access to OpenAI’s...

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⁦The Future Looks Bright!!! ☀️Please welcome our superb Next Gen Palliative Care Scholars ⁦@AAHPM⁩ #hapc25
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Dana Lustbader MD@lustbader
15 Jan 2025
Can’t wait to see our amazing NextGen Scholars @aahpm #hapc25 ✨
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CAPC
@CAPCpalliative
12 Nov 2024
💻 'BRIEFING: America’s Readiness to Meet the Needs of People with Serious Illness: The 2024 Serious Illness Scorecard' on December 10 🔗 ow.ly/7gLT50TUTRR @BrynnBHealth, @SilversAllison, @RachaelHeitner, and @StacieTSinclair unveil the 2024 Serious Illness Scorecard.
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A terrific educational resource for providers.
OpenEvidence
@EvidenceOpen
21 Aug 2024
OpenEvidence iOS App: Now Available. We have been moved by the overwhelming demand among OpenEvidence users for a mobile app. We are excited to announce that the OpenEvidence App is now available for iOS on the App Store! OpenEvidence remains FREE for verified U.S. HCPs.
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The Sickest Patients Are Fleeing Private Medicare Plans—Costing Taxpayers Billions wsj.com/health/healthcare/me…

The Sickest Patients Are Fleeing Private Medicare Plans—Costing Taxpayers Billions

Medicare Advantage patients in the last year of life were far more likely to switch to traditional Medicare, shifting costs from insurers.

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Palliative care Telehealth Video just as effective as In-Person visits for patients w/ Advanced Lung Cancer Supports what trailblazers have seen in clinical practice since 2014 ⁦⁦@MichaelDFratkin⁩ ⁦@AAHPM⁩ ⁦@CAPCpalliative⁩ jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…

Telehealth vs In-Person Early Palliative Care for Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer

This randomized, multisite, comparative effectiveness trial investigates whether early palliative care delivered via video or in-person visits demonstrated equivalent effects on quality of life for...

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ABIM Hospice and Palliative Medicine Advisory Committee 2024 blog.abim.org/hospice-and-pa…
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Alex Smith, MD@AlexSmithMD
8 Jul 2024
The Palliative Performance Scale (or PPS) is the MOST used prognostic index on ePrognosis but poorly calibrated (likely b/c developed when PC was "brink of death"). @kara_bischoff published modern validation in JAMA NO and updated ePrognosis. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam… eprognosis.ucsf.edu/pps.php?…

Prognoses Associated With Palliative Performance Scale Scores in Modern Practice

This prognostic study assessed associations of scores on the Palliative Performance Scale with short- and long-term survival to provide updated prognosis estimates for patients with cancer and other...

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When you're the caregiver to your 88 year old mom, your Amazon deliveries look like this... Wonder what the neighbors think?
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Apply @AAHPM for this amazing opportunity! The Next Gen Scholars Program sponsors post-graduate medical residents interested in hospice and palliative medicine (HPM) from communities that are underrepresented in the profession’s workforce and leadership.
AAHPM@AAHPM
28 Jun 2024
Diversity is key in #hapc, and our Next Gen Scholars for Equity in HPM program is ensuring our workforce reflects the populations we serve. Help us empower scholars like Dr. Carter to become the future leaders of tomorrow! Give now at aahpm.org/nextgen
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Top oncologists say everyone with advanced cancer needs early palliative care. Here are 6 things to know abcnews.go.com/Health/top-on…

Top oncologists say everyone with advanced cancer needs early palliative care. Here are 6 things to...

Top oncologists reveal what to know about palliative care after new recommendations that everyone with advanced cancer receives early palliative care.

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Experts say Carter's lengthy hospice stay is a success. Hospice care supports seriously ill patients and their loved ones at home. sbne.ws/r/PHoG
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The tremendous burden of being a family caregiver. Faced by nearly 30 million Americans each day… wsj.com/health/wellness/elde…

When Caring for Your Parents Comes at a Cost to Your Career

An estimated 29 million workers, from senior managers to retail clerks, work while also caring for an adult family member. The stresses are taking a toll on their careers.

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Medicare ending Hospice part of the Value-Based Insurance Design Model (VBID) - low utilization, too complicated, delayed payments. capc.org/blog/medicare-termi…

Medicare Ending Hospice Component of the Value-Based Insurance Design Model | Palliative Care News

Poor utilization of palliative care and other benefits contributed to Medicaid's decision to terminate the hospice component of the value-based insurance design (VBID) model.

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New study shows early palliative care via video is equivalent to in-person visits on effects on QOL for patients with advanced lung cancer. Exciting implications for broader and perhaps more equitable delivery of palliative care services using video! meetings.asco.org/abstracts-…
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Next Gen Scholars for residents interested in Hospice & Palliative Medicine ⁦⁦@AAHPM⁩ | Also seeking mentors. Apply now! aahpm.org/scholarships/next-…
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