Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Persons with disabilities were more likely to experience serious illness, death, and adverse consequences by the COVID-19 pandemic. Study Design and Analysis: This is a retrospective observational study of primary care visits during the 2019-2022 study period. 95% CI 0.51, 0.7)

Primary Care 130

Primary Care Patients Diagnosis Family Practice 130

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

So, the question becomes, what, if anything, should we do differently in the primary care setting to diagnose the disease? On todays podcast, weve invited Nathaniel Chin back to the GeriPal podcast to talk about what primary care needs to manage this new world of Alzheimers disease effectively. Great to be back.

Primary Care 95

Primary Care Diagnosis Screening IT 95

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 12, 2025

As climate change increases in certain pediatric illnesses like asthma, pediatricians have a role in caring for children, especially in vulnerable communities. In that study , researchers analyzed data from over one million participants from 0 to 19 years of age after torrential rains, floods, and landslides occurred in 2018.

Asthma 52

Asthma Mental Health Illness Chronic Disease 52

GeriPal

JULY 21, 2022

Often the work of the certified driving rehab specialist is to assess the older drivers goals, assess prognosis for driving, and help the family navigate discussions around driving cessation (hmmm…sounds like an approach to family meetings). Love to talk about also in the serious illness population. Weren’t those the days?

Family 102

Family Families IT Diagnosis 102

GeriPal

MARCH 24, 2022

Then listen to these prior podcasts with Sean Morrison and Rebecca Sudore about this issue, and we recently discussed differences between Advance Care Planning and Serious Illness Communication with Juliet Jacobsen and Rachelle Bernacki. . Completion of advance directives and billing codes for advance care planning as quality metrics.

Illness 72

Illness IT Healthcare Patient-Centered 72

GeriPal

JUNE 22, 2023

Michele: Yeah, so in May of 2018, there was an article by Suleika Jaouad in the New York Times Magazine, and they spent about two weeks in our hospice with us learning about the work that’s done. Michele: The article was 2018, but I think Bonnie read the article more recently. Eric: How long ago was this? Alex: A few years back.

Family 132

Family Families IT Community 132

GeriPal

APRIL 24, 2025

Daneila Lamas wrote about this issue in the New York Times this week -after we recorded – in her story, a family requested an herbal infusion for their dying mother via feeding tube. If its potentially unsafe, but has robust evidence, well thats most of the treatments we offer seriously ill patients! Ivermectin to treat cancer.

Patient-Centered 77

Patient-Centered IT Patients Illness 77