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Is it time for geriatricians to get on board with lecanemab? Jason Karlawish and Ken Covinsky

GeriPal

In an article in the NEJM (a published article this time, wonder of wonders!) I remember early on just being amazed by how I would go into a room and my perception, I’m not a medical provider, going into the room was like, oh wow, I have this sick old person laying in bed. This is Eric Widera. Oh my gosh.

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Storycatching: Podcast with Heather Coats and Thor Ringler

GeriPal

Alex: Today we are delighted to welcome Heather Coats, who’s a palliative care nurse practitioner and scientist and Director of Research at the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, or HPNA, an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado and Schutz College of Nursing. This is Eric Widera. Oh my gosh.

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Sexual Function in Serious Illness: Areej El-Jawahri, Sharon Bober, and Don Dizon

GeriPal

Here are some articles that Kira and I have written about the topic, and that’s really how my interest in addressing sexual health concerns started. These are oncology nurse practitioners. And I work right next to Don at the time. So I went right next door, and I was like, don, we don’t talk about this.

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