GeriPal

JANUARY 23, 2025

In our third segment, we explore Amy Linskys study that examined the effect of patient-directed educational materials on clinician deprescribing of potentially low-benefit or high-risk medications, such as proton pump inhibitors, high-dose gabapentin, or risky diabetes medications. Ethical and practical. Amy, welcome to GeriPal.

Specialization 120

Specialization IT Patient-Centered Medical 120

GeriPal

JUNE 20, 2024

Alex 13:24 Eric is pushing on the like, the clinical, practical stuff. I remember as a geriatric fellow many years ago, we actually diagnosed a patient who had polyuria who ultimately, you know, turned out of diabetes insipidus because when you looked at how much they were avoiding, they were just avoiding way too much.

IT 121

IT Patient-Centered Patients Clinic 121

GeriPal

MAY 25, 2023

Sarah Nouri, Hillary Lum, and LJ Van Scoy argue that diverse communities are asking for ACP. Sarah Nouri gives an example from her work in the LGBTQ+ community of a trans woman who was buried as a man because existing laws/rules did not protect her wishes. I would like to request the Friendship Train by Gladys Knight and the Pips.

Community 96

Community IT Patient-Centered Primary Care 96

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

And I gotta manage their blood pressure and their diabetes meds. We’ve had difficulty in recruiting and engaging in those communities, and that’s on our end. It’s not on the community’s end. So it matters a lot to the person, to their family, to the community. There’s got to be an easier way.

Primary Care 97

Primary Care Diagnosis Screening IT 97

GeriPal

JUNE 13, 2024

We need this type of push to make us feel that we are part of a community and we are part of a movement and things are changing because we are around. Thank you for that gift to our community and to the patients. I think the very simple, practical thing is involuntary weight loss. The mini mental was the beginning of our work.

Illness 134

Illness Patient-Centered Patients IT 134