The Clinical Problem Solvers

MAY 10, 2020

He studies the relationships between homelessness and health under Dr. Margot Kushel at the UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations. He was a 2018 Student National Medical Association David E. He completed Primary Care residency and General Internal Medicine fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 25, 2025

Adam Gaffney , a critical care doctor and assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, told NBC News. Insurance companies have promised changes like these before, in 2018 and 2023, but many didn’t follow through, Dr. Mehmet Oz , head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), said.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The insight started when Carmen, an orthopedic surgeon-researcher, and Katie, a physical therapist- researcher participated in ride-alongs with EMS providers to patient’s homes. Going into patient’s homes was eye opening. It was eyeopening to see patients in their own home. And so that really triggered my interest.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Does it improve outcomes that patients, caregivers, and clinicians care about? hint: 80% can be done in advance by patients or caregivers) Why is it that some oncologists are resistant to conducting a geriatric assessment, yet have no problem ordering tests that cost thousands of dollars? Welcome back, William.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The many arguments, theories, & approaches across settings and conditions are explored in detail in the book they edited, “ Intentionally Interprofessional Palliative Care ” (discount code AMPROMD9). Of note: these lessons apply to geriatrics, primary care, hospital medicine, critical care, cancer care, etc, etc.

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GeriPal

MARCH 24, 2022

Links to a few couple items mentioned on the podcast: Objectives for Advance Care Planning. 2018 Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews on ACP. Alex: And we have returning, Bob Arnold, who is a palliative care doctor at the University of Pittsburgh. I worry, as a ex-primary care doctor, how much time I have.

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GeriPal

MARCH 3, 2022

A little over a decade ago, Ken Covinsky wrote a GeriPal post about a Jack Iwashyna JAMA study finding that older adults who survive sepsis are likely to develop new functional and cognitive deficits after they leave the hospital. Shunichi Nakagawa’s Tweet that went viral on responding a patient request to drink ice water before death.

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