ABIM

JUNE 24, 2025

Gertz, MD, MACP, Chair, ABIM Hematology Board The Hematology Board , which meets twice a year and is responsible for oversight of ABIM policy and assessment in the specialty, held its spring meeting on May 2, 2025. A representative from the American Society of Hematology (ASH) joined for a portion of the meeting*.

Board-Certified 40

Board-Certified Board-Certified Physicians Government Community 40

The Clinical Problem Solvers

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Between 2007 – 2019, Black individuals experienced a higher death rate for opioid overdose deaths than any other racial or ethnic group. These narratives have vilified individuals who would benefit from comprehensive, person-centered substance use treatment, rather than incarceration and other adverse harms.

Community 52

Community Patient-Centered Mental Health Board-Certified 52

GeriPal

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

We’ve also invited Mike Harper, the Chair of the Board of Directors of the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) as well as past-president for the society (and my previous program director). The fact that we have I think something like 3000 health systems that are at least now somewhat certified and moving to a higher levels of certification.

Board-Certified 91

Board-Certified IT Community Medical Student 91

GeriPal

JANUARY 25, 2024

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. David: Right.

Patient-Centered 122

Patient-Centered IT Illness Patients 122

Doctor On Demand

APRIL 28, 2025

In fact, most sore throat symptoms resolve in three days for 60-70% of patients, according to March 2025 UpToDate, an evidence-based clinical decision support system used by healthcare professionals. However, there are “Red Flag” symptoms that require urgent evaluation and management.

ER 52

ER Telehealth Primary Care Doctor Appointment 52

GeriPal

JANUARY 20, 2023

Then wages and benefits, so ensuring competitive wages and benefits for the nursing home workforce, empowering the certified nursing assistant, increasing and improving recruitment and retention of the workforce. Of course, we acknowledge that there needs to be more pay, better pay and better benefits across the board.

Finance 95

Finance Board-Certified IT Provider 95

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. AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™. Jessie: Exactly. Katie: Yeah.

Illness 136

Illness Patient-Centered Screening IT 136

GeriPal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Joe 22:08 So just to piggyback on that, the protocol stipulated that the monthly visits would be administered by either, you know, board certified specialty training palliative care physician or an advanced practice provider. So you’d have to make a solid argument to get it through a review board. Eric 30:15 Great.

Telehealth 105

Telehealth Patient-Centered IT Patients 105

GeriPal

JUNE 30, 2022

Eric: So we’re going to be talking about dementia and considerations around surgery for individuals with dementia. Eric: And what do we know about the outcomes of individuals getting these procedures, especially those with cognitive issues and dementia. Welcome to the GeriPal podcast, Samir. Samir: Thanks, Alex and Eric.

Patient-Centered 101

Patient-Centered Complication Patients IT 101

GeriPal

JUNE 5, 2025

So, how can we improve palliative care for individuals in nursing homes? So it’s, you know, nursing homes are part of the healthcare sector, but they’re also part of the social care sector in the same building. And then there’s also some financial benefit for the patient as well if they have to pay for room and board.

Nurse Practitioner 78

Nurse Practitioner Referral Consulting Board-Certified 78

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

We covered some of our questions on the podcast, others you can ponder on your own or in your journal clubs, including: Maries tele/video palliative care intervention was tailored/refined with the help of a community advisory board. Who would/should be on that board? So their caregivers did focus groups. And it was fairly homogenous.

Consulting 63

Consulting Community Patient-Centered Family 63

GeriPal

JUNE 29, 2023

I am there with individuals who are dying. On the other hand, part of it is making amends and so I’ve just found suitable for the board, God willing, I’ll go home in a couple months and the governor will let me go home, and then I can continue doing what I do out there trying to help my community be better.

IT 97

IT Family Families Board-Certified 97

GeriPal

JULY 20, 2023

Because pre-pandemic, right, there was issues with you had to be boarded in the state, right? I would expect that the DEA or the state medical boards would be looking at volumes of prescriptions. ” Why don’t we say, “All of healthcare is dangerous.” Eric: Well, let me ask you this. Did you query it?

Telemedicine 73

Telemedicine Telehealth Patient-Centered Board-Certified 73