Physician's Weekly

JUNE 19, 2025

On a gloomy Friday in January, Johnson, a nurse practitioner who treats older adults, had a hospice consult with Ellen, a patient in her 90s in declining health. ” Nurse practitioners are having those conversations more and more as their patient base trends older. ” In 27 states and Washington, D.C.,

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Today we learn more about coaching from 3 coaches: Greg Pawlson, coach and former president of the American Geriatrics Society, Vicky Tang, geriatrician-researcher at UCSF and coach , and Beth Griffiths, primary care internist at UCSF and coach. Eric: … in geriatrics as a primary care doctor? Beth: Thank you.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 25, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary In a JAMA 2020 systematic review of palliative care for non-cancer serious illness, Kieran Quinn found many positives, as we discussed on our podcast and in our editorial. Eric: And just real quick, how often were they working with the palliative care specialist? Not the patients? David: Yes.

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GeriPal

APRIL 10, 2025

But so if someone got admitted, palliative care could see them the next day. I think that study was really important, especially I think the message that I give people is you can do something as simple as calling a consultation and improve quality of life months later. He’s like, don’t use that as your primary outcome.

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