GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

I must admit, though, sometimes it just feels off… inauthentic, as if it’s not a genuine desire to improve our lives as health care providers, but rather a metric to check off or a desire to improve productivity and billing by making the plight of workers a little less miserable. I mean, in other work, hard work environments as well.

IT 110

IT Healthcare Healthcare Professional Patient-Centered 110

GeriPal

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

We additionally firmly establish that the song How to Save a Life by the Fray was a product of the aughts (2005, to be exact), not the 90’s ): Enjoy! People saw that there were people who needed to have supportive care, didn’t need to have the level of nursing that was provided in nursing homes, and there was money to be made.

Community 97

Community IT Mental Health Medical 97

GeriPal

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

I talked about lack of prestige and respect, and I talked about how healthcare system leaders and medical school deans don’t always seem to value the field of geriatrics. But then I realized who I wasn’t hearing from, I did not hear from the CEO of my organization, my healthcare organization. So I did fellowship in 2005.

Board-Certified 91

Board-Certified IT Community Medical Student 91

GeriPal

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Dealing with conflict in caring for the seriously ill: “it was just out of the question” JAMA 2005. In social work, it’s called self-determination of the client, meaning at the end of the day, I can provide resources to this older adult or to this caregiver, whoever it may be. Journal of Patient Experience.

Families 96

Families Family IT Patient-Centered 96