GeriPal

MARCH 14, 2024

Eric: And swallowing is complicated, right? So, the consult will come in and then we’ll do what we call a clinical bedside evaluation, where we’ll go and see the patient at the bedside. But again, most of my clinical practice, until recent years, has been in the acute care setting. Nicole: Yes.

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GeriPal

JUNE 12, 2025

So you have the consultation. And so on the inpatient side, which I see a lot of inpatient consults here, a large portion of what I do before they even come down to my department is making sure that they would be candidates for the simulation and treatment for the reasons that I described. Procedure as well as the treatments.

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GeriPal

MARCH 28, 2024

It did not change the frequency of palliative care consultation, the timing of such, ICU mortality, or six-month mortality. Alex: Recently you talked about the other trial, also with a nudge, and that was non-cancer, serious illness. I think I did one palliative care consult in three years in stem cell transplant.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The last time this happened to me I immediately went on the defensive despite years of training in serious illness communication skills. Not my normal clinical practice. And she couldn’t control her husband’s illness the way it was heading towards his death. How did you react? This is Eric Widera.

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