Tiny Physician

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

There is an increasing trend in the number of medico-legal cases filed against doctors and doctors have started practicing defensive medicine (the ordering of tests, procedures, referrals, or avoidance of high-risk patients or procedures, to reduce medico-legal cases) for the sake of their safety. patients show their frustration at doctors.

Patient-Centered 52

Patient-Centered Government Referral Hospital 52

GeriPal

JANUARY 30, 2025

So delivering those month visits in clinic, often in tandem with their other oncology appointments. We really spent a lot of time helping the clinicians see that a patient’s illness, understanding and prognostic awareness was just as important as their pain scale, their pain score. We would make referrals to psycho oncology.

Telehealth 106

Telehealth Patient-Centered IT Patients 106

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. Today we talk with two psychologists who are deeply invested in addressing psychological aspects of care for people living with serious illness. That rings true to me. Eric: Yeah.

Mental Health 123

Mental Health Patient-Centered Illness Screening 123

GeriPal

MARCH 6, 2025

link] PEACH Good Wishes Program A program that provides meaningful gifts for unhoused individuals who are terminally ill. So we’re going to be today talking about serious illness palliative care in the homelessness population. I’ll just throw out there people with serious illness experiencing homelessness.

Healthcare 102

Healthcare IT Community Illness 102

GeriPal

JULY 21, 2022

Love to talk about also in the serious illness population. When you think about getting your groceries, going to doctor’s appointments, going to religious services, if that’s important to you. And then found out at the appointment; the wife was there, too: and no, it turns out he was still driving. Absolutely.

Family 102

Family IT Families Diagnosis 102

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). Eric: That’s pretty impressive.

Complication 52

Complication Patient-Centered IT Patients 52

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

So I get all the referrals from my great colleagues in primary care. And then the family tells me they can’t keep an appointment, they can’t manage their finances. Eric 18:39 Yeah, I do worry a little bit because I recently had a primary care appointment. And I pretty much present it as. It’s.

Primary Care 97

Primary Care Diagnosis Screening IT 97