Noreta Family Medicine

MARCH 26, 2025

Many of our patients have shared how they often felt rushed at their previous primary care doctor’s office, leaving appointments with lingering concerns. For instance, when a patient recently texted us with complaints of shoulder pain after a fall, Dr. Boylan arranged an appointment and ordered an X-ray — all within just a few hours. “

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Common Sense Family Doctor

MARCH 15, 2025

Calling to schedule the next available appointment and taking time off work. A 2022 article in the Harvard Business Review introduced the term sludge to describe “these types of situations in which the design of a specific process consistently impedes individuals from completing their intended action.” Travel to the doctor’s office.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Find out on this weeks podcast where we invite Joseph Greer, Simone Rinaldi, and Vicki Jackson to talk about their recent JAMA article on Telehealth vs In-Person Early Palliative Care for Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer – A Multisite Randomized Clinical Trial. But watch out! Alex 01:06 Yeah, go in person. Vicki 02:10 Thank you.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Unfortunately, we lack the financial structures to reimburse psychologists that would incentivize widespread inclusion on palliative care teams. Because we live in the world as it is, not as it should be, Des has helped develop an app ( link to pilot trial hot off the press !) ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 20, 2022

On today today’s podcast, we are joined by guest host and UCSF geriatrician Ashwin Kotwal as we welcome Dr. Tisamarie Sherry (Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Behavioral Health, Disability, and Aging Policy (BHDAP) , appointed by the Biden administration). How to make your voice heard and get involved. This is Eric Widera.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 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. After discussing screening options for substance use disorder, we go on to talk about both the treatments for it and the issues that arise. Jessie, welcome back to GeriPal.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Cant we skip all this and just send some blood-based biomarkers? What is the role of the amyloid antibody treatments? And my wife went to over, I want to say, 20 concerts. Eric 00:58 Have you been to a concert? Nate 00:59 I went one in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and I’m so glad I did. Alex 01:07 And Bruce Springsteen did a stage dive. I loved it.

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