Sound Physicians

OCTOBER 30, 2024

I was born and raised in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia, before immigrating to Toronto with my family. I went to the University of Toronto and finished my Bachelor of Science there in 2013. What makes your hospital medicine practice stand out from others in the healthcare industry? Doing so changes your perspective and mindset.

Hospital 52

Hospital Telemedicine Healthcare Provider 52

GeriPal

APRIL 27, 2023

Attendee 5: That we are so integrated into the very fabric of healthcare that it’s a no-brainer in every single discipline because you know what? We deepen ourselves into the fabric of care and we make healthcare work for people who are seriously ill. We are not an extra layer of support. We are actually the integrator.

Specialization 93

Specialization Illness Healthcare Patient-Centered 93

GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Social workers augment a team’s ability to provide whole-person care, often aiding to identify and meaningfully address the wide variety of challenges and unmet needs faced by individuals and families facing serious illness. Barbara: Oh, I think it was 2013. And so there are different levels of power within our healthcare system.

IT 102

IT Family Families Clinic 102

GeriPal

JUNE 19, 2025

This is like, back in 2013, and I joined the faculty at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. And I think a big part of that journey was just having that right time, that right moment, with the right network and support groups of individuals, including my family, to really lift me up and allow me to celebrate my authentic self.

Individual 85

Individual Community IT Chronic Condition 85

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. One was very surprising.

Board-Certified 91

Board-Certified IT Community Medical Student 91

GeriPal

MARCH 3, 2022

When patients leave the hospital, the infection may be cured, but the patient and family will need to contend with a host of major new functional and cognitive deficits. That said, I think we, and I mean collectively, not just in critical care, I think we as a healthcare system, I think we’re really good at keeping people alive.

Patient-Centered 96

Patient-Centered Patients IT Hospital 96

GeriPal

AUGUST 22, 2024

Patients families want to know whether their loved one has died. Healthcare provide. Healthcare companies. And one would be when care is continuing a case where people believe that the patients died, or oftentimes, this is also a source of controversy between families and clinicians. That’s one key interested party.

IT 113

IT Family Families Patient-Centered 113