Physicians Alliance of Connecticut

MAY 6, 2025

is now 60 or older, leading to a greater need for healthcare professionals. To meet this need, local initiatives like CT Health Horizons are working to train professionals and improve care in the region. Connecticut’s older population is growing; 24.5%

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Nurse Practitioner Healthcare Professional Education 52

GeriPal

JUNE 13, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary I always find cachexia in serious illness puzzling. In today’s podcast, we had the opportunity to learn from a renowned expert in palliative care, Eduardo Bruera, about cachexia and anorexia in serious illness. It’s just that they look like a big bmI, but they lost 15, 2030 pounds.

Illness 134

Illness Patient-Centered Patients IT 134

GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

I’m concerned about how can I get my dad diagnosed or get this proper care.” Alex: So potentially really splitting out the before death and the after death components when we’re talking about what’s important to people who are facing serious illness. Alex: Yeah. Karen: Yeah.

Community 129

Community Families Family IT 129

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. So the palliative performance scale, or PPS, is essentially a tool to help clinicians with prognostication for seriously ill or palliative care populations.

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Families Family Patient-Centered Patients 108