GeriPal

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

** Claim your CME credit for EP297 “The Nature of Suffering” [link] Note : If you have not already registered for the annual CME subscription ( cost is $100 for a year’s worth of CME podcasts ), you can register here [link] For more info on the CME credit, go to [link] Disclosures: Moderators Drs Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary The comprehensive geriatric assessment is one of the cornerstones of geriatrics. But does the geriatric assessment do anything? Does it improve outcomes that patients, caregivers, and clinicians care about? We talk about: What is a practical geriatric assessment and how can busy oncologists actually do one? Thank you.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Today we talk with Anne Rohlfing, Lynn Flint, and Anne Kelly, authors of a JGIM article on the reasons we shouldn’t stop at “no.” Rather, most of us live and make decisions in relationship to one another. We owe it to the patient to explore the reasons behind the “no,” commonly not wanting to be a burden to their family.

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GeriPal

JUNE 15, 2023

For example, there was one article that we reviewed for Jags where it asked great questions, they gave great prompts, and ChatGPT answered great questions about antipsychotics and gave a list of references to back up ChatGPT’s assertions. I’m sure this is a subject we will return to, given the rapid progress on AI. ” Eric: Oh!

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Eric 00:13 And, Alex, I am very excited today because there was an awesome article on Annals on conservative management versus dialysis. Do target trials differ from randomized trials and “ordinary” observational studies, or do they differ?!? Eric is skeptical. Let it be (hint hint). This is Eric Widera. Alex 00:12 This is Alex Smith.

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Management Patient-Centered Patients IT 116

GeriPal

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Here are some more resources we’ve discussed in the podcast Dani’s NEJM article on coping: “ Should I Laugh at That? Acceptance. All of these are ways we cope with stressful situations. Some we may consider healthy or unhealthy coping strategies, but are they really that easy to categorize? Amanda, welcome to GeriPal. Should I laugh at that?

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Illness IT Patient-Centered Patients 125

GeriPal

JULY 28, 2022

And I just want to highlight, Jennifer has a great JPSM article that just came out. Would you also just mind mentioning kind of the JPSM article too? What drove you to write that article on this important trip to Seattle? But before we do, I think somebody has a song request for Alex. Alex: (singing). Areej: Wow. Jennifer: Yeah.

Illness 110

Illness Hospital Patient-Centered Patients 110

GeriPal

JANUARY 26, 2023

Our guests Tim Farrell, Ramona Rhodes, and Nancy Lunderbjerg wrote an article in JAGS on this issue, and Sharon Brangman wrote a separate JAGS article on the need to achieve diversity in study populations. The article was titled, “ Change is coming ” – which also gives you a hint as to today’s song request. Ramona: I do.

IT 92

IT Patient-Centered Healthcare Patients 92

GeriPal

DECEMBER 14, 2023

So we’re going to have a link to the article that you published in JAMA IM titled The Hospital Culture and Intensity of End-of-Life Care at Three Academic Hospitals. This field is not new. In his book The Hour of our Death Philip Aries described a long evolution in western civilization of cultural attitudes towards dying. Eric: Great.

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Hospital IT Patient-Centered Patients 125

GeriPal

MAY 12, 2022

He is also author of the book, “ Walk with the Weary: Lessons in Humanity in Health Care ,” and was featured in this Atlantic article. Raj is an anesthesiologist turned palliative care doctor. Raj is the founder of Pallium , an organization dedicated to improving palliative care throughout India. Social pain and loneliness. AlexSmithMD .

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GeriPal

AUGUST 11, 2022

There was a Stanford article talking about you as a pioneer in this field. Alex: Today, we are truly honored to welcome Susan Block, who is the founder of the department of psychosocial oncology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. She is one of my earliest mentors. Brian: Thanks so much.

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Illness IT Families Family 109

The Clinical Problem Solvers

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

One example that is presented involves the complicated relationship between the United States and Chinese immigrants and farmworkers in California. She also discusses the importance of the patient-provider relationship and shared-decision making, which helps ensure that a full range of services are being offered to patients.

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Community Patient-Centered Mental Health Board-Certified 52

GeriPal

MAY 4, 2023

Eric: So we’re going to be talking about palliative care for adolescents, and young adults. Why does it feel different? Does it feel different? How should we think about the care? But before we do, Abby, I think you have a song request for Alex. Abby: I do. So I requested that Alex play for us, Let It Grow, which is from The Lorax soundtrack.

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IT Families Family Illness 83

GeriPal

APRIL 10, 2025

I cant do the primary thing Ive been trained to do: ABC, ABC, ABCs. Most emergency providers wanted to do the right thing for seriously ill patients, but they didnt have the knowledge, skills, or experience to do it. They got training in Vital Talk and ELNEC. They got feedback. So did it matter? Fernanda 01:16 I do have a song request.

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Patient-Centered IT Hospital Patients 77

GeriPal

MARCH 7, 2024

Check out the Pub Crawl GeriPal post for more info, and follow #HPMParty on Twitter to keep us as we crawl! ** In the last several years, I’ve seen more and more articles about end-of-life doulas ( like this NY Times article from 2021 ). I’m unsure what they do, how often they’re used, and who pays for their work. John: I do.

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Provider Illness IT Healthcare 117

GeriPal

MARCH 30, 2023

Then in the OpenNotes work that I do, I was hired to take something complicated like transparency and patients having access to their full records in medicine, and then making that something that the lay public understood. But before we go into that topic, I think, Liz, you got a song request for Alex. Liz: That’s right. Lovely song.

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IT Patient-Centered Patients Healthcare 96

GeriPal

JANUARY 11, 2024

Panelists Bill Gardner, Sonu Gaind, Leonie Herx have stated they have no relationships to disclose. Summary Transcript Summary Four percent of deaths in Canada are due to Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID). Four percent. To many this rapid expansion will represent autonomy run amok. It is the slippery slope made real. It was amazing.

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Illness IT Medical Provider 144

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

We’re gonna be talking about three different articles that are gonna be presented Saturday, I believe, at the annual meeting. Three different articles. From just the abstracts we had so many questions. Which is it? Garfunkel says Simon was writing about Garfunklels friend and college roomate Sandy, who was blind. We’ll see.

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Consulting Community Patient-Centered Families 63

GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Holly: Oh, thank you, Alex, my star mentee. And it’s a pleasure to be here and to finally meet Eric. Eric: Well, we got a lot to talk about. Before we jump in the topic, do you have a song request for Alex? Holly: Yes, I do. My song request is Come On Up To The House by Tom Waits. Alex: And why this song? That line just kind of tickled me, so.

IT 100

IT Complication Relationship Specialization 100

GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

And for this podcast in particular, both Bill and Louise wrote articles that we’re going to be discussing particular patient cases. So while you don’t have to, we’re gonna summarize these articles. If you have a chance to read those articles before you listen to this podcast, I highly recommend that you do.

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Patients IT Patient-Centered Hospital 98

GeriPal

MAY 29, 2025

Andrew complicates this definition , stating it raises more questions than answers. Summary Transcript CME Summary Have any of you watched the movie The Notebook ? At the end, one of the characters, who has dementia, experiences an episode of lucidity. When I watched it, between tears (Im a complete softie) I remember thinking, Oh no!

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Families Family IT Patient-Centered 93

Edge Family Medicine

OCTOBER 23, 2024

At Edge Family Medicine , we prioritize early detection to provide timely care and prevent complications. Strengthening Your Doctor-Patient Relationship Building a relationship with your healthcare provider is key to effective care.

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Physicals Family Medicine DO Chronic Condition 130

Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 10, 2024

This graph illustrates that the benefit of long-term GP-patient relationships is even dose-dependent (longer GP-patient-relationship = lower risk of dying prematurely): Why do long-term GP-patient relationships improve health and reduce costs? GPs improve chronic disease management, which prevents complications.

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GeriPal

JULY 25, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary We are dusting off our crystal balls today with three amazing guests who have all recently published an article on prognosis over the last couple months: Kara Bischoff, James Deardorff, and Elizabeth Lilley. Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. Eric 00:09 Welcome to the GeriPal podcast.

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Families Family Patient-Centered Patients 106

GeriPal

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Eric: And why’d you pick that song? Vickie: It just reminds me of how important collegial support and being with each other is. Alex: Great choice. Eric: Thank you, Alex.All right, let’s jump into the topic at hand, loss and grief. I want to start off by turning to Matt. Matt, tell me about the book that you just published.

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GeriPal

MAY 1, 2025

Eric gave me the hook during my live cover of One, by U2, a song released in 1992 whose proceeds went entirely to AIDS research. I couldnt help it, forgive me dear listeners, I had to do a longer than usual cut at the start! But this song was actually a fundraiser for AIDS when it was released. Eric 01:28 Wonderful. Alex 01:28 I love this song.

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Primary Care IT Clinic Provider 94

GeriPal

MARCH 27, 2025

Eric 01:07 So we have an amazing lineup of guests and we’re going to be talking about a pragmatic study on advanced care planning, which we’ll have links to in our show, notes for the actual article. We are delighted to welcome Jennifer Wolf f , who is a health services researcher and gerontologist and professor at Johns Hopkins.

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Primary Care IT Clinic Illness 79

GeriPal

JUNE 6, 2024

Don Dizon, oncologist specializing in pelvic malignancies at Brown, suggests speaking in plain language, starting by normalizing sexual health issues, to paraphrase, “Many of my patients experience issues with intimacy and sexual health. Is that an issue for you? I’m happy to talk about it at any time.” This is Eric Widera. Ra ra ra ra.

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Illness IT Physicals Patients 130

GeriPal

AUGUST 22, 2024

Why does this issue keep coming up? Why is it unresolved? Today we put these questions to Winston Chiong, a neurologist and bioethicist, and Sean Aas, a philosopher and bioethicist. We’ll have a link to that in our show notes. We’re gonna double up on that subject. Alex 01:07 We haven’t figured it out. Alex 01:48 All right.

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IT Families Family Patient-Centered 113

GeriPal

JANUARY 5, 2023

Yvonne Lindgren article mentioned on podcast. Let me start by quote/paraphrasing one of today’s guests, Mara Buchbinder, who puts her finger on the issue we talk about today: . Moral integrity can be injured as much by not performing an action required by one’s core beliefs as by performing an action that contradicts those beliefs.

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Provider Medical Hospital Patient-Centered 19

GeriPal

JUNE 2, 2022

So take a listen and if you want a deeper dive into some of the references we discuss on the podcast, here is a list: Medscape article on how “ COVID-19 Vaccines Work Better and for Longer Than Expected Across Populations, Including Immunocompromised Individuals”. Stat news article about variants/COVID becoming more predictable.

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