The Clinical Problem Solvers

MARCH 14, 2025

She was awarded the Society of Biological Psychiatry Humanitarian Award and the Community Outreach Award by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Clinically, he cares for youth and families through the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and the new Division of Addiction Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital.

Mental Health 52

Mental Health Community Patient-Centered Hospital 52

GeriPal

OCTOBER 10, 2024

In 2018, survey data revealed that only 41% of survey adult practices had the full complement of funded core team members, which is up from 25% of 2016. For instance, a family meeting or an update or communication with families. If they don’t, they know how to get to community resources.

Screening 121

Screening IT Families Family 121

GeriPal

AUGUST 25, 2022

And yet, disenrollment from hospice, either due to patient/family revoking the benefit or stabilization of illness (extended prognosis) is remarkably high for people with dementia among some hospices. Eric: Alex, we have a super special today. We’ve got a hospice super special. Alex: We have a hospice super special day.

Families 107

Families Family IT Patients 107

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Eric: I do not want my family to listen to my podcasts. So, I generally don’t listen to the podcast afterwards, nor force them on my family. Anne: Well, speaking of your kids, a very special, sometimes listener, chimed in named Ren Smith. So, I’m super proud of being able to reach out to people in rural communities.

IT 127

IT Patient-Centered Illness Education 127

GeriPal

JULY 28, 2022

Alex: And we are also delighted to welcome Areej El-Jawahri, who is an oncologist at Massachusetts General Hospital as well, who specializes in blood cancers. This is my early father’s day gift from the family. So at least in my oncology community, I really didn’t have anyone guiding or supporting or mentoring me.

Illness 111

Illness Hospital Patient-Centered Patients 111

GeriPal

APRIL 10, 2025

primary palliative care interventions seem to fail, whereas specialized palliative care interventions have a relatively robust track record of success. I think back in what, May 2016, you published a randomized controlled trial, first author, palliative care and the ED randomized study, cancer patients. Why do so many (most, all??)

Patient-Centered 78

Patient-Centered IT Hospital Patients 78

GeriPal

MARCH 28, 2024

None of the changes that we saw in end-of-life care processes relied on specialist palliative care increases or resources, which is really important because seven of the 10 hospitals that participated were rural or community-based, which is where most Americans receive their care, and also where specialist palliative care is often most limited.

Consulting 116

Consulting Patient-Centered IT Patients 116