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2021 Physician Holiday Gift Guide

Aspiring Minority Doctor

I've bought candles for pretty much everyone in my family and I love the personalized candles and being able to customize the label to each person. ProCompression Socks Throwback pic from one of my 2018-2019 24hr call shifts I swear by Pro Compression socks! Plus they smell amazing!

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Palliative Care in India: M.R. Rajagopal

GeriPal

Raj: It was indeed very, very gradual, and the seeds were sown when I was a medical student. Raj: 40 years later in 2018, they got together at Astana, the then capital of Kazakhstan, and brought out another resolution, which ask member countries to give control over healthcare to the community. Was it that thunderclap moment?

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Aging and the ICU: Podcast with Lauren Ferrante and Julien Cobert

GeriPal

I want to say like 2017, 2018, something like that. 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. Julien: When I closed my eyes, I actually thought this is an actual recording of Chris Cornell. It was amazing.

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Images of the Dying: A Podcast with Wendy MacNaughton, Lingsheng Li, and Frank Ostaseski

GeriPal

What is it about the images of the dying that helps teach medical students? And I think up until the time when my aunt was passing, I had been very afraid of the idea of death in my family. I’m also a geriatrician and a palliative care physician, so I’ve talked to families and patients about death and dying.

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Keynote: Finding your bliss—beating physician “burnout”

Pamela Wible MD

It’s now so common that more than half of all doctors report symptoms, with medical students , residents , and even senior clinicians feeling pushed to the brink. If you’ve ever felt trapped, disillusioned, or burned out in your medical career—this talk may be the most important hour you’ve spent in years. .

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