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COVID-19 Series (Part Two) with Dr. Laura Bishop

Louisville Lectures

Characteristics and Outcomes of 21 Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19 in Washington State. Disclaimers ©2015 LouisvilleLectures.org Epidemiology and Clinical Features of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Children. Clin Exp Pediatr 2020; 63 (4): 125-132. Arentz M, Yim E, Klaff L, et al. JAMA 2020; 323 (16): 1612-14.

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Substance Use Disorder in Aging and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Jessica Merlin, Devon Check

GeriPal

Lastly, we discuss Katie’s paper on substance use disorder in an aging population and how one can incorporate the 5 Ms (ie, matters most, medications, mind, mobility, and multicomplexity) into a framework for age-friendly care for older adults with substance use disorder. Transcript Eric: Welcome to the GeriPal podcast. This is Eric Widera.

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What is going on with MAID in Canada? Bill Gardner, Leonie Herx, & Sonu Gaind

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary Four percent of deaths in Canada are due to Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID). To be eligible in Canada patients must have a “ grievous and irremediable ” condition, including disability ; they do not have to have a terminal illness with a prognosis of less than 6 months. Four percent. This is Eric Widera.

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Storycatching: Podcast with Heather Coats and Thor Ringler

GeriPal

Unpacking characteristics of spirituality through the lens of persons of colour living with serious illness: The need for nurse-based education to increase understanding of the spiritual dimension in healthcare. What Mattered Then, Now, and Always: Illness Narratives From Persons of Color. Tell me about your illness.

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Transgender Health, Aging, and Advocacy: A Podcast with Noelle Marie Javier and Jace Flatt

GeriPal

Eric 01:04 So we’re going to be talking about transgender health in older adults and those with serious illness. And so when I had decided to socially, medically, and surgically transition, I had to really sit down with members of the department and really did a lot of in services. And great to meet Jace on here.

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Palliative Rehab?!?: Ann Henshaw, Tamra Keeney, and Sarguni Singh

GeriPal

Within hours of recording this podcast, I joined a family meeting of an older patient who had multiple medical problems including cancer, and a slow but inexorable decline in function, weight, and cognition. And so I knew that I wanted to do something related to palliative care because I work with people with advanced and serious illness.

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Is it time for geriatricians to get on board with lecanemab? Jason Karlawish and Ken Covinsky

GeriPal

Heather: I do Alex, and I’m so happy to have this song request, it’s called The Eye by Brandi Carlile, which comes from a quite old 2015 album called The Firewatcher’s Daughter. Tell me about your illness. So I would love to hear. So that’s a title of a publication in qualitative health research.

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