PEMBlog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

I’ll dive into the latest clinical practice guidelines and discuss evidence-based approaches to diagnosis and treatment. Understanding dyspepsia and its clinical presentation. Join me as I scope out the nuances of gastroesophageal reflux and gastritis and provide practical insights for clinicians in the emergency setting.

Diagnosis 52

Diagnosis Management IT Patient-Centered 52

GeriPal

JUNE 27, 2024

I have so many questions, and I promise we’re going to get to the management of anxiety and serious illness. The question I would ask is, how helpful is that in our clinical practice? Because it can be important to think about how people are coping with their illness. But before we do, we always have a song request.

Illness 129

Illness IT Diagnosis Patient-Centered 129

GeriPal

JUNE 13, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary I always find cachexia in serious illness puzzling. In today’s podcast, we had the opportunity to learn from a renowned expert in palliative care, Eduardo Bruera, about cachexia and anorexia in serious illness. I think the very simple, practical thing is involuntary weight loss.

Illness 133

Illness Patient-Centered Patients IT 133

GeriPal

MARCH 9, 2023

FDA is considering approval, shifting away from Schedule I restrictions, paving the way for use in clinical practice. Two of our guests today, Stacy Fischer and Brian Anderson, are involved in large multicenter trials of psychedelics for patients with advanced cancer (Fischer) or life-limiting illness (Anderson). Eric: Yeah.

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Patient-Centered Community IT Medical 91

GeriPal

OCTOBER 19, 2023

And we have Scott Halpern, who is Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy and Director of the Palliative and Advanced Illness Research Center or Payer Center at the University of Pennsylvania. And in my nursing home practice, most people want to be DNR selective treatment meaning like no heroics. Good to know.

Patient-Centered 126

Patient-Centered IT Patients Illness 126

GeriPal

MAY 25, 2023

Complicated grief? And, you know, I really leaned in from my perspective as a primary care geriatrician to hearing from what my patients and their family caregivers are asking me for and asking me about, and they’re asking me about how they can prepare. And that family was not necessarily a trusted network. Depression?

Community 95

Community IT Patient-Centered Primary Care 95

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. What feelings do we have toward the patient and toward their families? Not my normal clinical practice. How did you react? Afterwards, I thought there must be a better way.

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Patients IT Families Family 109