GeriPal

JUNE 30, 2022

Should she have an operation, and risk the pain, potential complications, and attendant delirium associated with the operation? You have a patient with dementia severe enough that she cannot recognize relatives. She falls and breaks her hip. Should she be treated non-operatively, with aggressive symptom management? It was Remember Me.

Patient-Centered 101

Patient-Centered Complication Patients IT 101

GeriPal

OCTOBER 26, 2023

I moved to Boston in 2015 to start my PhD and I’ve always worked clinically at MGH during the process, but I was very interested in this notion of measuring function and frailty. Eric: And probably, you didn’t have to twist Alex’s arm for a Neil Diamond song. Ann: No, he was very excited. Here we go. singing) Ann: Great job.

Patient-Centered 132

Patient-Centered Hospital Patients IT 132

GeriPal

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary One of the things I love about Liz Dzeng’s work is the way in which it draws upon, echoes, and advances our understanding of the influence of culture on the end of life experience. This field is not new. At the end we also pay tribute to Randy Curtis, senior author on this paper and mentor to Liz. Eric: Great.

Hospital 125

Hospital IT Patient-Centered Patients 125

GeriPal

JANUARY 11, 2024

So we’re going to be talking about this complicated topic that a lot of people have differing opinions to and potentially very strong opinions, medical aid in dying. Summary Transcript Summary Four percent of deaths in Canada are due to Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID). Four percent. It is the slippery slope made real. It was amazing.

Illness 144

Illness IT Medical Provider 144

GeriPal

AUGUST 25, 2022

I had looked at a research article that had recently evaluated the prevalence of private equity transactions in the hospice market and noted that there was a pretty substantial uptick in the past decade, and really over the course of say around 2015 to 2019. We’re going to be talking about each one of these papers. Is it you, Melissa?

Families 106

Families Family IT Patients 106

GeriPal

MARCH 3, 2022

Alex: And we’re delighted to welcome you to the GeriPal Podcast, Julien Cobert, who is an intensivist and aging researcher GeriPal Podcast, Julien. Julien: Thanks Alex, thanks Eric. It’s great to be here. Eric: So we’re going to be talking about aging in the ICU. Chris Cornell is one of my favorite musicians. Alex: (Singing).

Patient-Centered 96

Patient-Centered Patients IT Illness 96

GeriPal

JULY 25, 2024

MOC Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.75 MOC points per podcast in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. You got it.

Families 106

Families Family Patient-Centered Patients 106