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ICU Statin Therapy Tied to Significant Sepsis Mortality Reduction

Physician's Weekly

Recent research showed that ICU statin therapy was associated with significantly lower 28-day all-cause mortality for critically ill patients with sepsis. Statin use is associated with significantly lower 28-day all-cause mortality for critically ill patients with sepsis, according to a study published online in Frontiers in Immunology.

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Psilocybin in Serious Illness: James Downar, Ali John Zarrabi and Margaret Ross

GeriPal

We’ll discuss three recent clinical trials involving patients with serious illness, joined by our guests James Downar , Ali John Zarrabi , and Margaret Ross. We’re going to be talking about new research in psilocybin in serious illness. This is Eric Widera. Alex 00:03 This is Alex Smith. Thats a lot of S s.

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Buprenorphine Use in Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Zachary Sager and Janet Ho

GeriPal

On today’s podcast we talk with three experts on buprenorphine on why, when, and how to use it in serious illness. Adapting Palliative Care Skills to Provide Substance Use Disorder Treatment to Patients With Serious Illness . Katie, before we jump into the topic of buprenorphine in serious illness, what’s the song request?

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Is Hospice Losing Its Way: A Podcast with Ira Byock and Joseph Shega

GeriPal

I think some individuals thought there was cherry-picking of stories that made it seem like hospice is this bad thing, that it’s taking advantage of vulnerable individuals and it didn’t talk enough about the good things that hospice does. And the big question, is hospice losing its way? Is it you, Ira? Alex: Great choice.

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Episode 236: ARM Episode 16 – Live from SGIM: Best of Antiracism Research at the Society of General Internal Medicine’s 2022 Annual Meeting

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Individuals who believe that genetic differences explain racial differences in health outcomes are more likely to practice race-based medicine. As she embarked on her project, she realized that improving serious illness care would require improving serious illness communication. 2008 Oct;100(10):1235-43. N Engl J Med.

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GeriPal 300th Episode: Ask Me Anything Hot Ones Style

GeriPal

The hot sauces progressed from mild to extreme (and I mean extreme) heat. Can I just say…it works? Being asked a question with your mouth on fire, sweat streaming down your face, feeling the most awake and terrified you have ever been in your life, forces you to give an unadorned answer, straight from the heart. Lynn: Okay. Anne: GeriPal edition.

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PC for Patients with Substance Use Disorder: Janet Ho, Sach Kale, Julie Childers

GeriPal

Today we talk with experts Janet Ho, Sach Kale, and Julie Childers about opioid use disorder and serious illness. Eric 00:51 So we’re gonna be talking about caring for people with serious illness and substance abuse. Who has a song request for Alex before we talk about substance use disorder and serious illness?