GeriPal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Alex 01:32 For us, answering that question today, we have Joe Greer, who’s a psychologist and associate professor of psychology at MGH and Harvard Medical School. So delivering those month visits in clinic, often in tandem with their other oncology appointments. We would make referrals to psycho oncology. So it matters.

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GeriPal

JULY 21, 2022

Emmy: But we know that physiologic changes with aging, like decreasing night vision and so forth, as well as medications, as well as medical conditions, can all affect whether you can drive. When you think about getting your groceries, going to doctor’s appointments, going to religious services, if that’s important to you.

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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. Jessie: Exactly. Eric: Which brings us to an article. Katie: Yeah.

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GeriPal

MARCH 6, 2025

link] Toronto Star Feature [link] CityNews Toronto Feature [link] Psychosocial Interventions at PEACH In addition to medical care, PEACH also runs two key psychosocial interventions for our clients: PEACH Grief Circles Structured spaces for workers in the homelessness sector to process grief. those experiencing homelessness).

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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). Where are we with a lot of these medications?

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

We have two new FDA-approved medications that reduce that amyloid buildup and modestly slow down the progression of the disease. He is associate professor at the University of Wisconsin and medical director of their Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. So I get all the referrals from my great colleagues in primary care.

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Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 10, 2024

Family medicine is neither the most prestigious nor the highest paid medical profession. You no longer need to review all medical records or repeat the whole medical and personal history. Adherence to medical advice improves and unnecessary self-referrals to other doctors decrease. Over time, more trust develops.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

And now when I think about the clinic at Duke, when we’re really running on all cylinders, we can get ourselves up to a five, six, seven week wait for a new palliative care referral. That’s a lot of appointments that we have to account for over time. I don’t know if we captured where the hospice referral came from.

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GeriPal

JULY 20, 2023

Alex: We are delighted to welcome Joe Rotella, who’s the Chief Medical Officer of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. So now that the emergency response has ended, what’s to be done? Joe, welcome to the GeriPal podcast. Joe: Great to be here. Eric: Yeah.

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