Priority Physicians

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Medical scientists have limited knowledge of it. But as more states legalize cannabis — and medical and recreational use increases — research is being conducted rapidly. At Priority Physicians, your relationship with your primary care doctor encourages openness on this subject. Let us know how we can help.

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FDA Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

From new initiatives to facilitate faster reviews for new indications under the Split Real Time Application Review (STAR) pilot program, to bringing new meetings under PDUFA goals, to continued support for rare diseases and incorporation of the patient voice, the goals letter revealed a good number of welcome announcements.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

MARCH 4, 2024

During this episode, we hear from Zahra Khan, an educator and editor who has written extensively on abolition in medicine, and Dr. Sayantani DasGupta, a physician-educator, prolific children’s book author and faculty at the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race and the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society at Columbia University.

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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.

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AMMD

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

The American Cancer Society predicts roughly 2,001,140 new cancer cases and 611,720 cancer deaths in 2024 (1). Medical experts categorize them according to the location of the cancer. In my interview with Dr. Nasha Winters , we discuss the monumental shift taking place in the medical community.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 25, 2024

He also found gaps, including very few studies of patients with lung disease, and little impact of trials on quality of life. Panelists David Bekelman, Lyndsay DeGroot, and Diah Martina have no relationships to disclose. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 16, 2025

These individuals may become unrepresented, meaning they lack the capacity to make a specific medical decision, do not have an advance directive for that decision, and do not have a surrogate to help. We’re going to be talking about the American Geriatric Society position statement on making medical treatment decisions.

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GeriPal

JUNE 27, 2024

How, though, do we navigate anxiety and help our patients who may end up in the anxiety spiral that becomes so hard to get out of? Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. Guests Alex Gamble and Brianna Williamson have no relationships to disclose. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024.

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

If the purpose of initiating dialysis is improving function – our complex, frail, older patients are likely to be disappointed. And the main topic of today is a paper in Annals of Internal Medicine , Maria first author, that addressed the tradeoffs between initiating dialysis vs continued medical/supportive management.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

We start off the conversation by talking about whether patients with cancer and cancer pain are really that different, and their paper that was just published on January 11 th in JAMA Oncology showing that substance use disorder is not uncommon in individuals with cancer. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024.

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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. Panelists Carmen Quatman and Katie Quatman-Yates have no relationships to disclose.

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GeriPal

JULY 11, 2024

It’s a jampacked 50 minutes, filled with pearls on taking care of patients with liver disease. Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. Guests Kirsten Engel, Sarah Gillespie-Heyman, Brittany Waterman, & Amy Johnson have no relationships to disclose. AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™. And that piqued my interest.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

As she said, when you think about the hardest patients you’ve cared for, in nearly all cases there was some aspect of psychological illness involved. Des delivered a plenary at this year’s National Palliative Care Research Center’s Foley retreat. Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. That rings true to me.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Panelists BJ Miller and Naomi Saks have no relationships to disclose. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. I think even the word patient, patient, I think, comes from the word suffer, the one who suffers. AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™. For any MOC questions, please email moc@ucsf.edu.

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GeriPal

APRIL 4, 2024

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. Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. Guest Laurie Dornbrand has no relationships to disclose.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. Guest hosts Lynn Flint and Anne Kelly have no relationships to disclose. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. Eric: Definitely MAID- Alex: Eric knows, MAID in Canada Eric: Medical Aid In Dying in Canada. AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™.

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

We are going to tackle this question and so many more about coping on this week’s podcast with Dani Chammas , a recurring GeriPal guest, psychiatrist, and palliative care doc at UCSF, and Amanda Moment , a Palliative Care Social Worker at Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center. Coping is something that we see our patients do.

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GeriPal

MAY 9, 2024

Matt Tyler (aka Pallidad for those on Twitter ): Matt is the Hospice and Palliative care doctor who created How To Train Your Doctor , which helps patients living with serious illness find tips on “owning” their healthcare plan on his Instagram and YouTube pages. Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. I don’t look.

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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. He’s chair of the department of Palliative Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine at MD Anderson Cancer center. AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 11, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary Four percent of deaths in Canada are due to Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID). In further contrast to the United States, MAID in Canada is almost entirely administered by a clinician, whereas in the United States patients must self administer. Four percent. AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™.

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GeriPal

APRIL 6, 2023

A friend of GeriPal, and prior guest, Guy Micco commented today that we need an RCT for chaplaincy is like the idea that the humanities need to justify their value in medical training: “It’s like being told to measure the taste of orange juice with a ruler.” These studies are important.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

First, in our editorial, we expressed concern about the length of stay metric not being patient centric, though important for health systems focused on cost savings. Panelists Kate Courtright and Scott Halpern have no relationships to disclose. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. Kate: Thank you.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

She’s a geriatrician and palliative care doc and is associate chair for professional development in the department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School. Jane, welcome to the GeriPal podcast. Jane 00:37 Thank you so much for inviting me. If you were just.

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GeriPal

MARCH 20, 2025

Summary Transcript CME Summary Eric and Alex have featured discussions about complex bioethical concepts around caring for people at the end of life, including voluntarily stopping eating and drinking ( VSED ), and multiple episodes about the ethical issues surrounding medical aid in dying ( MAID ). Alex 00:14 We have a very full house today.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

And Bill Andereck is still haunted by the decision he made to have the police break down the door to rescue his patient who attempted suicide in the 1980s, as detailed in this essay in the Cambridge Quarterly of HealthCare Ethics. And he’s also chaired the California Pacific Medical Center’s ethics committee since 1985.

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New South Family Medicine and MedSpa

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Direct primary care offers you and your family top-notch health care, and so much more.like a high patient and provider satisfaction with an improved quality of care. Providers at New South Family Medicine and MedSpa can address the patient's deeper needs, rather than trying to rush through a hectic day full of too-brief appointments.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Give too much, it may cause harm (even if the higher dose had no significant side effects, it would require patients to take a lot of unnecessary additional pills as well as increase the cost.) So, what is the effective dose of palliative care? Give too little – it may not work. Jennifer 04:25 I can take that on. Eric 05:32 Yeah.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 1, 2024

Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. Guests Anna Pleet, Elizabeth Eckstrom, and Emily Johnston have no relationships to disclose. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. And I think that’s something that we can really focus on, especially with geriatric patients.

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GeriPal

APRIL 11, 2024

This podcast was initially sparked by Josh’s “Note From a Family Meeting” Substack post titled “ Ambivalence in Clinical Decision-Making ,” which discussed Bryanna’s and Jenny’s 2022 article titled “ Two Minds, One Patient: Clearing up Confusion About Ambivalence.” Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose.

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GeriPal

APRIL 26, 2024

Who spends the most time with the patient in the infusion center? 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. Doing home care? Hospice visits? In the ICU at the bedside?

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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. Please consider getting involved here in Maine - the Maine Medical Association & the Maine Osteopathic Association have a joint Legislative Committee that meets weekly during the session (usually January - May).

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GeriPal

JULY 25, 2024

The PPS is one of the most widely used prognostic tools for seriously ill patients, but the prognostic estimates given by the PPS are based on data that is well over a decade old. Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. Guests Kara Bischoff, James Deardorff, and Elizabeth Lilley have no relationships to disclose.

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GeriPal

MARCH 27, 2025

Only 5% of intervention patients received the facilitator-led component of the intervention (there were other components, facilitator-led was the most engaged component). And interesting enough, this is a really fascinating study that just got published in JAMA I M in December of 2024. Alex 03:54 Very generous. Is that right?

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GeriPal

AUGUST 22, 2024

Patients families want to know whether their loved one has died. Doctors want to know whether the patient has died. And one of the principal driving factors behind doctors wanting to know whether the patient has died, I think we need to acknowledge, is harvesting organs for transplant. This patient died.

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Medical Xpress

JUNE 8, 2025

The results of this study provide an important and much-needed estimate of the rate of safety actions of Victorian surfers to beach users and the wider community," said Kiera Staley, Research Fellow at La Trobe Business Schools Center for Sport and Social Impact. Sometimes, bystanders become victims themselves.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 12, 2024

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. Or, to phrase the question for 2024, Can AI do better? After making decisions, many surrogates experience regret, PTSD, and depressive symptoms.

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