Today's Hospitalist

JUNE 7, 2025

Medical societies and hospitals are weighing in on periprocedural concerns in patients taking GLP-1s who need procedures or surgeries. That’s according to two internists who work closely with hospitalized patients who take GLP-1s. “I would not recommend starting a GLP-1 in the hospital.”

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Panelists Carmen Quatman and Katie Quatman-Yates have no relationships to disclose. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. Going into patient’s homes was eye opening. There were trip hazards, loose carpets, some people were hoarders. Their job was done. Alex: I think this is a first. Alex: That is true.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 25, 2024

You can also listen to an audio interview with Alex and JAMA Deputy Editor Preeti Malani about this study and the other RCT of default palliative care for hospitalized older adults with noncancer serious illness published in the same issue. Panelists David Bekelman, Lyndsay DeGroot, and Diah Martina have no relationships to disclose.

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The Physicians Foundation

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Urgent Need for Solutions to Improve State of Current and Future Physician Wellbeing BOSTON, September 17, 2024 – The Physicians Foundation issued data today showing that the state of wellbeing remains critically low for physicians, with healthcare consolidation exacerbating the issue. In 2024, the survey was conducted online among U.S.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Hospital Chaplains, Spirituality, and Pain Management: A Qualitative Study. Panelists BJ Miller and Naomi Saks have no relationships to disclose. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. Pain Manag Nurs. 2023 Dec 20:S1524-9042(23)00202-3. doi: 10.1016/j.pmn.2023.11.004. 2023.11.004. Naomi: Yes, I do.

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ABIM

JUNE 4, 2025

In 2024, 77% of eligible ABIM Board Certified endocrinologists who chose an assessment opted for the LKA over the traditional, 10-year MOC exam. Upgrades to the ABIM website and Physician Portal for 2025 designed to make it easier for both physicians and the public to find information. Community Practice in ABIM Governance* Erica N.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. Panelists Elissa Kozlov and Desiree Azizoddin have no relationships to disclose. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. MOC points per podcast in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. No pressure.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 16, 2025

He died in 2024. We’re going to be talking about the American Geriatric Society position statement on making medical treatment decisions. Alex 02:21 For Eric 02:21 For unrepresented older adults. But before we go into that topic, Tim, I think you have a song request. Tim 02:29 Yeah, it’s such an honor to make a song request.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

This week, we talk about the other major palliative care trial of default palliative care consults for hospitalized older adults with COPD, kidney disease, or dementia, published in the same issue of JAMA. Panelists Kate Courtright and Scott Halpern have no relationships to disclose. Much more to come. I saw them only twice.

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GeriPal

JULY 11, 2024

Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. Guests Kirsten Engel, Sarah Gillespie-Heyman, Brittany Waterman, & Amy Johnson have no relationships to disclose. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. Maybe we should do a podcast on LiverPal? (or or should we call it HepatoPal?) K idney P al?

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GeriPal

APRIL 4, 2024

The hospital refused without a court order, and the case eventually made its way to the Supreme Court. The Cruzan ruling led to a flood of interest in Advance Directives, and eventually to the Patient Self Determination Act, which mandates provision of information about advanced directives to all hospitalized patients.

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Additional link to study with heatmaps of specific locations (hospital, nursing home, home) after initiating dialysis. -@AlexSmithMD ** NOTE: To claim CME credit for this episode, click here ** Transcript Eric 00:11 Welcome to the GeriPal podcast. Eric is skeptical. Let it be (hint hint). Let It Be from the Beatles. Eric 01:46 Great, Alex.

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Alex 00:26 And we’re delayed to welcome Amanda Moment, who is a palliative care social worker at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Acceptance. All of these are ways we cope with stressful situations. Some we may consider healthy or unhealthy coping strategies, but are they really that easy to categorize? Dani 01:51 Yeah.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

Panelists Katie Fitzgerald Jones and Jessica Merlin have no relationships to disclose. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. Summary Transcript Summary The CDC’s Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain excludes those undergoing cancer treatment, palliative care, and end-of-life care.

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GeriPal

MAY 9, 2024

Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. Guests Matt Tyler, Sammy Winemaker and Hsien Seow have no relationships to disclose. Julie McFadden discloses an employee relationship started on 15Apr2024. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. Great title. Matt: Same. Alex: Wild, yeah.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 11, 2024

A planned expansion of MAID to include people with mental illness was placed on hold until March 2024. Panelists Bill Gardner, Sonu Gaind, Leonie Herx have stated they have no relationships to disclose. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. Four percent. It is the slippery slope made real. Oh my gosh.

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GeriPal

APRIL 6, 2023

On the other hand, all of our guests agree that chaplains are often the most vulnerable to being cut from hospital and health system budgets. These studies are important. It meets in-person, once a month, over nine sessions. First, the lyrics, that’s the main reason why I chose it. The theme is death. Alex: That is wonderful context.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Well-being committees are popping up at every level of an organization. And C-suites now have chief wellness officers sitting at the table. Eric 01:54 Why’d you pick this song, Naomi? Naomi 01:57 Because it really talks about this beautiful experience of our beloved, which is ourselves, the part that we often cut out of the equation.

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GeriPal

JUNE 5, 2025

JAGS 2024 Nursing Home Palliative Care Referral Process, Barriers, and Proposed Solutions: A Qualitative Study. We also take a dive into these 2 articles that Connie first authored: Palliative care in nursing homes: A qualitative study on referral criteria and implications for research and practice. Eric 02:00 Okay, I got a question for you.

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GeriPal

JUNE 13, 2024

Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. Guest Eduardo Bruera has no relationships to disclose. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. Summary Transcript Summary I always find cachexia in serious illness puzzling. Eduardo, welcome to the GeriPal podcast. Eduardo 00:57 Thanks.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

He had a 14 month recovery in hospital and rehab and continually asked to have life sustaining treatment suspended so that he could be allowed to die. Louise 05:02 Yes, well, I don’t know about 2024, but in 2023, yes, it could happen. But before we go into all of that, I think, Bill, you have a song request for Alex. Here we go.

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New South Family Medicine and MedSpa

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Instead, they establish a direct patient-provider relationship, for a flat fee. With the direct primary care model, your insurance is used for what it is intended to cover: catastrophic health events, hospitalizations, specialist care, imaging, and surgery. In some cases, you may be referred to a hospital or specialty service.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Alex 00:34 We are delighted to welcome back Jennifer Tem e l, who is a thoracic oncologist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Summary Transcript CME Summary If palliative care was a drug, one question we would want to know before prescribing it is what dose we should give. Give too little – it may not work. At some point.

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GeriPal

APRIL 18, 2024

We discuss, among other things: Findings that in several studies AI was rated by patients as more empathetic than human clinicians (not less, that isn’t a typo). Turns my concern about lack of empathy from AI on its head – the AI may be more empathetic than clinicians, not less. ” Eric: What was it called again, Wachter’s World?

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GeriPal

APRIL 11, 2024

Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. Guests Joshua Briscoe, Bryanna Moore, Jennifer Blumenthal-Barby & Olubukunola Dwyer have no relationships to disclose. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. What about ambivalence on the part of the provider? How should we think about that?

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GeriPal

APRIL 26, 2024

Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. Guest Betty Ferrell has no relationships to disclose. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. Mary Dwyer, who is a lawyer, and bioethicist and assistant professor at Case Western Reserve and University Hospitals. Jenny: Good to be here.

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Maine Academy of Family Physicians

JUNE 21, 2024

Pat Connolly reported on the 2024 Maine Legislative Session: It was a short but busy session in Augusta this year. Family Physicians Relieved SCOTUS Preserves Patient-Physician Relationship The June 13 U.S. The AAFP applauds CMS for continuing to prioritize health equity in the 2024 IPPS proposed rule.

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GeriPal

JULY 25, 2024

Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. Guests Kara Bischoff, James Deardorff, and Elizabeth Lilley have no relationships to disclose. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. Subscribers will claim MOC credit by completing an evaluation with self-reflection questions. Liz 00:32 Thanks.

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GeriPal

MARCH 27, 2025

And interesting enough, this is a really fascinating study that just got published in JAMA I M in December of 2024. We are delighted to welcome Jennifer Wolf f , who is a health services researcher and gerontologist and professor at Johns Hopkins. Jennifer, welcome to the GeriPal Podcast. Jennifer 00:28 It’s great to be here.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 22, 2024

Why does this issue keep coming up? Why is it unresolved? Today we put these questions to Winston Chiong, a neurologist and bioethicist, and Sean Aas, a philosopher and bioethicist. We’ll have a link to that in our show notes. We’re gonna double up on that subject. Alex 01:07 We haven’t figured it out. Alex 01:48 All right.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 11, 2025

The diagnosis can be burdensome on relationships, particularly with family members who are the primary caregivers. . “For many, that’s a very gratifying experience, because dementia does reshape relationships.” In 2024, the Alzheimer’s Association issued a report projecting a jump in dementia cases in the U.S.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Or, to phrase the question for 2024, Can AI do better? Surrogates often either dont know what patients would want, or think they know but are wrong, or make choices that align with their own preferences rather than the patients. After making decisions, many surrogates experience regret, PTSD, and depressive symptoms. Can we do better?

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