GeriPal

JANUARY 25, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary In a JAMA 2020 systematic review of palliative care for non-cancer serious illness, Kieran Quinn found many positives, as we discussed on our podcast and in our editorial. He also found gaps, including very few studies of patients with lung disease, and little impact of trials on quality of life.

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Plum Health

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Whether you need a routine physical, vaccination, or management of a chronic illness, this clinic has you covered with a focus on holistic and individualized care. Primary Care for All Ages and Stages of Life This clinic specializes in primary care for patients of all ages. Does the clinic offer same-day appointments?

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GeriPal

MARCH 28, 2024

Alex: Recently you talked about the other trial, also with a nudge, and that was non-cancer, serious illness. We put a couple extra things in place to really try to reschedule appointments, and this was telehealth. Getting the appointments for outpatient palliative care was a challenge, it sounded like. Kate: Sounds right.

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GeriPal

APRIL 4, 2024

Arguing for the state of Missouri against the Cruzan’s was Ken Starr, who would later be assigned the role of special prosecutor in the investigation of the Clintons (Whitewater, Lewensky, etc). Many states have gone on to say you can appoint a proxy in an oral discussion with your physician. What words to use? Is the POLST useful?

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GeriPal

APRIL 28, 2022

Eric: I’m looking forward to talking about art and humor in palliative care and we’re caring for seriously ill patients. I think that there are times when we use humor to cope, and that’s a special and very tender space for of people to share in, but is not something that you want to expose to the light of the world.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 8, 2024

Eric 00:05 And Alex, we have a special episode today — B etween T wo U rns. And I think, oh, there was something she did besides getting cancer and dying, which requires such a focus, you know, cancer and terminal illness of any kind. And I got to sing Tom Waits’ Time, one of my favorites. This is Eric Widera.

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GeriPal

JULY 20, 2023

Eric: We’re going to be talking about telemedicine for those who have serious illness, and this came out of a recent publication Carly did in the San Francisco Chronicle titled Telemedicine Helps People in Pain, Don’t Take That Away. So we’re going to be talking about telemedicine, telehealth for people with serious illness.

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Physician's Weekly

JUNE 13, 2025

Doctors who agree to work for the armed forces receive special benefits. After one appointment, the woman who was supposed to schedule me for my next one called me “Sweetie.” Our women’s clinics are not plagued by political ideology. The experience is known to be valuable and rewarding.

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