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Should you have a coach? Greg Pawlson, Beth Griffiths, & Vicky Tang

GeriPal

I was coaching someone this morning, who really wanted to know, what does your clinic template look like, and how do you respond to patient messages? I can either tell you, “Here’s what I want you to do and know,” or I can just give you a book and say, “Go read it.” I can’t make you learn something.

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The Future of Geriatrics: A Podcast with Jerry Gurwitz, Ryan Chippendale, and Mike Harper

GeriPal

And he asked me questions like, “Why is this patient in bed? And then I had the opportunity to really interact and work with a lot of geriatricians, and I really was attracted to the care of older people. You’ve all read Louise Aronson’s book. How do we train primary care doctors to do geriatrics? .

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Advance Care Planning Discussion: Susan Hickman, Sean Morrison, Rebecca Sudore, and Bob Arnold

GeriPal

I worry, as a ex-primary care doctor, how much time I have. The challenge is not that people made decisions differently, and it was difficult, the challenge was the healthcare professionals who said, “This is not working for me. I think it’s all about how important. I need structure.”

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The Promise and Pitfalls of AI in Medicine: Guest Bob Wachter

GeriPal

We discuss, among other things: Findings that in several studies AI was rated by patients as more empathetic than human clinicians (not less, that isn’t a typo). And I’d say, particularly in healthcare, where we’re not very good. The experience of both patients and clinicians isn’t very good.

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