StorytellERdoc

MARCH 18, 2020

When things become complicated, sometimes the easiest approach to clarity is to simply breakdown all of the complications to their most basic forms. Four, don't underestimate the power of a good book and a great song. It is safe to say that many of us have never before experienced anything like this in our careers. Don't travel.

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ER Illness Physicals Provider 100

GeriPal

AUGUST 29, 2024

During the podcast, we reference a newly released second-edition book that our guests published titled “ Navigating Communication with Seriously Ill Patients: Balancing Honesty with Empathy and Hope.” That’s a hard enough task, given that most of us have never had any communication skills training. I’m figuring things out still.

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IT Illness Families Family 132

Aspiring Minority Doctor

DECEMBER 31, 2024

December 17 th marked 11 years since this blog has been in existence, but for the first time ever since its creation, I managed to go the entire year without a single post! I originally started writing this post on the day of my actual blogiversary, but as you can see, life has been super busy and I never got around to finishing it.

Medical Student 52

Medical Student IT Patient-Centered Medical 52

GeriPal

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Summary Transcript CME Summary Cannabis is complicated. David is a physician who wrote the book “ Stoned: A Doctor’s Case for Medical Marijuana ” and gave a TED talk on “ A Doctor’s Case for Medical Marijuana ” that was watched over 3 million times. I am super excited to have you on, Eloise. Eloise 00:59 Thank you so much.

Medical 98

Medical IT Patient-Centered Healthcare 98

GeriPal

JUNE 27, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary “Anxiety is a lot like a toddler. It never stops talking, tells you you’re wrong about everything, and wakes you up at 3 a.m.” I’m not sure who wrote this quote, but it feels right to me. Brianna is one of UCSF’s palliative care fellows who just completed her psychiatry residency. Alex Gamble, do you have a song?

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Illness IT Diagnosis Patient-Centered 129

GeriPal

MAY 22, 2025

This is not highly scripted orchestral music, people, its Jazz. -S And I was fortunate to record an episode of my medical mixtape with Tyler at the w hich meeting were we at, Tyler ? Tyler 01:12 AHPM. We were in Denver. Alex 01:15 AHPM. So check that episode out. Check all the episodes out. It’s a terrific podcast, Tyler. Welcome, Tyle r.

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IT Patient-Centered Patients Board-Certified 96

New South Family Medicine and MedSpa

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The world of diets and dietary theories is complicated and can be overwhelming. Food has the power to regenerate the new you! However, people need to understand what works best for them individually. Eating a diet made of whole foods, and no, not just anything you purchase from the Whole Foods grocery store.

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GeriPal

JUNE 15, 2023

Hallucinations, or when the AI lies or b *s, then denies it When the AI approaches sentience, is it ethical to unplug it? I’m sure this is a subject we will return to, given the rapid progress on AI. But then it asked me, “Oh, that sounds really interesting. Who are you going to be talking to?” ” And I said, “Sure.”

IT 99

IT Patient-Centered Patients Healthcare 99

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

MOC Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.75 MOC points per podcast in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. Alex: Yeah.

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IT Families Family Physicals 137

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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Patient-Centered IT Patients Clinic 129

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. In today’s podcast we talk with Dr. Rajagopal (goes by “Raj”), one of the pioneers of palliative care in India. Raj is an anesthesiologist turned palliative care doctor. Social pain and loneliness.

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Community IT Relationship Healthcare 115

GeriPal

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The songs about how saving lives is actually a pretty complicated business. And which journal again? Ken Covinsky: JAMA Network Open. Eric: JAMA Network Open. Kenny Lam: Yeah, yeah. JAMA Network Open. Eric: But before we do, we have a song request. Luckily, it’s not going to go to Ken Covinsky, because he would do a Chicago Cubs song.

Community 97

Community IT Mental Health Medical 97

GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary Medical communication is tough, although fundamentally at its most basic unit of delivery, it includes really only three steps. First, a clinician’s thoughts must be encoded into words, then transmitted often via sounds, and finally decoded back to thoughts by a patient or family member. Simple, right? Alex: (Singing).

Family 144

Family Families Patient-Centered IT 144

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 Family Families Illness 83

GeriPal

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Or is it just this lingering practice of starting dialysis early before really severe complications develop? Do target trials differ from randomized trials and “ordinary” observational studies, or do they differ?!? Eric is skeptical. Bottom line: if faced with the decision to initiate dialysis, waiting is generally better. Well, I got.

Management 116

Management Patient-Centered Patients IT 116

GeriPal

MARCH 24, 2022

All decisions are made in advance, the question that we are debating is how far in advance and what to call it. Completion of advance directives and billing codes for advance care planning as quality metrics. Among other topics. We can work it out! Links to a few couple items mentioned on the podcast: Objectives for Advance Care Planning.

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Illness IT Healthcare Patient-Centered 72

GeriPal

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In his book The Hour of our Death Philip Aries described a long evolution in western civilization of cultural attitudes towards dying. More recently Sharon Kaufman ‘s book And a Time to Die described the ways in which physicians, nurses, hospital systems, and payment mechanisms influenced the hour and manner of patient’s deaths.

Hospital 125

Hospital IT Patient-Centered Patients 125

GeriPal

MAY 15, 2025

The nudge toward offering comfort care led to more hospice and early comfort-care orders. Is this due to chance alone, given the multiplicity of secondary outcomes examined? We’ve done a podcast already on nudging. Where was it? Alex 01:13 The nudging podcast We’ve done a couple I think. We also had a podcast with. Eric 02:08 Great.

Patient-Centered 116

Patient-Centered Hospital IT Illness 116

GeriPal

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Ann: Well, I think teamwork is key in this space and I am a big baseball fan, big Red Sox fan, which is not a good thing to be right now, but I really think it’s indicative of how we should all be working together on this team to help our seriously ill patients. Ann: No, he was very excited. And this time everybody’s joining in.

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Patient-Centered Hospital Patients IT 132

GeriPal

AUGUST 24, 2023

So take a listen and if you are interested in learning more, check out these wonderful links: Harvey’s latest book is called, Dignity in Care: The Human Side of Medicine Intensive Caring: Reminding Patients They Matter Michael J. And who’s a latest book is Dignity and Care: The Human Side of Medicine. Harvey: I feel welcome.

Patient-Centered 98

Patient-Centered Patients IT Illness 98

GeriPal

MARCH 6, 2025

Today we discuss: What is the best terminology? Homelessness? Marginally housed? What makes palliative care for people experiencing homelessness challenging? What makes it rewarding? What is unique about the practice of palliative care for people experiencing homelessness? And I gonna choose Bryan Adams, summer of 69. Naheed 03:48 Yeah, for sure.

Healthcare 100

Healthcare IT Community Illness 100

Tiny Physician

JULY 14, 2021

There are standard prescribers available in book stores to help the residents. In adults, vascular events like myocardial infarction and stroke, hypertensive emergencies, alcohol abuse and related complications, exacerbation of COPD and Asthma etc. Unlike adults, the examination of kids is not very easy.

Internal Medicine 52

Internal Medicine Medical Medical Student Patients 52

GeriPal

MARCH 3, 2022

Alex: And we’re delighted to welcome you to the GeriPal Podcast, Julien Cobert, who is an intensivist and aging researcher GeriPal Podcast, Julien. Julien: Thanks Alex, thanks Eric. It’s great to be here. Eric: So we’re going to be talking about aging in the ICU. Chris Cornell is one of my favorite musicians. Alex: (Singing).

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Patient-Centered Patients IT Hospital 96

GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Her most recent book is Elderhood. Eric 00:13 And, Alex, who do we have with us today? Alex 00:15 We are delighted to welcome back Louise Aronson, who’s a geriatrician and author in the UCSF division of Geriatrics. Louise, welcome back to GeriPal. Louise 00:26 Thanks for having me. Bill 01:52 I do. I’ll make sure. Here we go.

Patients 98

Patients IT Patient-Centered Hospital 98

Tiny Physician

MARCH 30, 2022

Postpartum hemorrhage is an unfortunate and well-known complication of delivery. Postpartum hemorrhage is a complication of delivery and it can happen even when doctors follow all the standard protocols for the management of labor. Her previous delivery (twins) was conducted at the same hospital itself.

Hospital 52

Hospital Government Patient-Centered Medical 52

GeriPal

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

That was the lesson I learned from reading a new book edited by Matt Loscalzo along with Marshall Forstein called “ Loss and Grief: Personal Stories of Doctors and Other Healthcare Professionals ”. Matt, tell me about the book that you just published. Turns out, it’s maybe not. And Vickie created a debriefing course for CAPC.

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Healthcare Professional Healthcare IT Relationship 102

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

JANUARY 5, 2023

To examine how clinicians might act in the face of such bans, we turn to Lori Freedman, who wrote a book about clinicians (primarily Ob-Gyn’s) who work in Catholic Hospitals. Many links: Mara Buchbinder’s book – Scripting Death: Stories of Assisted Dying in America. Today we wrestle with this issue of conscientious provision.

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Provider Medical Hospital Patient-Centered 19

Pamela Wible MD

JUNE 19, 2025

Physician burnout describes a dangerous mix of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a loss of meaning in work. It’s now so common that more than half of all doctors report symptoms, with medical students , residents , and even senior clinicians feeling pushed to the brink. But is it really burnout—or something more serious? To be real.

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