Doctor On Demand

AUGUST 11, 2023

Among the grave heat-related conditions, heat stroke stands out as a medical emergency demanding swift attention. Medical Consultation : If symptoms persist or worsen, seeking medical attention becomes paramount. Consulting a medical professional can provide expert guidance on managing the situation effectively.

Consulting 52

Consulting Board-Certified Emergency Room Medical Advice 52

Priority Physicians

JANUARY 27, 2025

Many of us know where our meals come from, have sufficient clothing, enjoy roofs over our heads, access heating and air conditioning, use reliable transportation, and receive effective medications. Tips to Manage Anxiety If anxieties disable your daily life, discuss the situation with your direct primary care doctor. Reach out anytime.

Primary Care Doctor 52

Primary Care Doctor Primary Care Board-Certified Physicals 52

ABIM

JUNE 11, 2025

Erin Bonura, MD, Chair, ABIM Infectious Disease Board The Infectious Disease Board , which meets twice a year and is responsible for oversight of ABIM policy and assessment in the specialty, held its spring meeting on March 25, 2025. JD , whose terms on the Specialty Board end June 30, 2025.

Board-Certified 52

Board-Certified Government Community Education 52

Doctor On Demand

APRIL 28, 2025

However, there are “Red Flag” symptoms that require urgent evaluation and management. These symptoms require immediate medical attention. Changes in voice (“hot potato” voice) Speaking in a muffled, strained voice, which some doctors call a “hot potato” voice, indicates severe swelling in the throat that needs medical attention.

ER 52

ER Telehealth Primary Care Doctor Appointment 52

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.

Patient-Centered 122

Patient-Centered IT Illness Patients 122

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. Maybe we’ll get to talking about that today. Jessie: Thank you.

Illness 136

Illness Patient-Centered Screening Clinic 136

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. And I would say we weren’t doing training on symptom management, for example. And then there was a lot of stuff on coping and symptom management.

Telehealth 105

Telehealth Patient-Centered IT Patients 105

GeriPal

JANUARY 20, 2023

If you own and operate a nursing home and you’re taking people in, and you’re admitting new residents, what’s their accountability for how they manage compensation and quality delivery? Of course, we acknowledge that there needs to be more pay, better pay and better benefits across the board. What does that look like?

Finance 95

Finance Board-Certified IT Provider 95

GeriPal

JUNE 5, 2025

So, how can we improve palliative care for individuals in nursing homes? And so I tried to get her actually to pain management, and I couldn’t. Pain management wouldn’t come to the facility, and she was bedbound. And so it really got me interested in how we improve symptom management. Cognitive impairment.

Nurse Practitioner 78

Nurse Practitioner Referral Consulting Board-Certified 78

GeriPal

JUNE 30, 2022

Should she be treated non-operatively, with aggressive symptom management? Alex: Today, we are delighted to welcome Joel Weissman, who is a health services researcher and deputy director and chief science officer for surgery at the Center for Surgery and Public Health at Harvard Medical School. Did I get that right? Joel: Oh yeah.

Patient-Centered 101

Patient-Centered Complication Patients IT 101

GeriPal

JUNE 29, 2023

On last week’s podcast we interviewed the medical director and the chaplain of the prison’s hospice unit (Hospice in Prison Part 1 ). Alex: Coming up we talk with three pastoral care workers who are inmates who have been volunteering in the hospice at the California Medical Facility prison for some time. So that touches you.

IT 97

IT Family Families Board-Certified 97

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.

Telemedicine 73

Telemedicine Telehealth Patient-Centered Board-Certified 73