GeriPal

JUNE 30, 2022

Should she have an operation, and risk the pain, potential complications, and attendant delirium associated with the operation? And then, the family, her kids got together, my wife and her brother and sister got together and said, wait a minute, mom did not want this, right? She falls and breaks her hip. She has advance dementia.

Patient-Centered 101

Patient-Centered Complication Patients IT 101

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Eric: Well, what are the odds that two family members focus on a similar topic and do research together? laughter] Alex: We love the family theme. Wait, first of all, what’s the incidence of calling EMS for falls over almost a decade, I think like 2007 to 2016, and what happens to people afterwards? Katie: Awesome.

Community 116

Community Transportation IT PCP 116

GeriPal

AUGUST 11, 2022

Myself personally, I was in PCEP at Harvard, I think like 2007 or something with Rachelle Bernacki and a bunch of other great people. And man, I still remember those sessions, some of the most powerful learning experiences of my career as a palliative care doctor. There was no conversation with the patient or the family about this.

Illness 110

Illness IT Families Family 110

GeriPal

APRIL 10, 2025

And it’s very traumatic obviously for the family and all of that and the team really. Yeah, that’s a more complicated story. But yeah, it’s complicated. No difference in their primary outcome. The primary care intervention did not work well. And it was like 29eds. Is that right?

Patient-Centered 78

Patient-Centered IT Hospital Patients 78