GeriPal

JUNE 12, 2025

But there are times that a primary care physician or an internal medicine physician may make the referral. But in my practice it’s usually from another oncologist, typically a medical oncologist. So you have the consultation. Eric 09:13 Do you ever get it from a hospice agency? Procedure as well as the treatments.

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Patient-Centered Referral Patients IT 103

GeriPal

MARCH 28, 2024

And the same nudge, the withdrawal of life support nudge, also decreased the time to comfort care orders. But importantly, it did not change the frequency of comfort care orders. It did not change the frequency of palliative care consultation, the timing of such, ICU mortality, or six-month mortality.

Consulting 116

Consulting Patient-Centered Patients IT 116

GeriPal

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The many arguments, theories, & approaches across settings and conditions are explored in detail in the book they edited, “ Intentionally Interprofessional Palliative Care ” (discount code AMPROMD9). Of note: these lessons apply to geriatrics, primary care, hospital medicine, critical care, cancer care, etc, etc.

Screening 121

Screening IT Families Family 121

GeriPal

APRIL 4, 2024

Today, we talk with Bernie Lo, prominent bioethicist and practicing primary care internist, and Laurie Dornbrand, geriatrician at the IOA On Lok PACE, about the legacy of Nancy Curzan. Bernie Lo discloses being an Honorarium Recipient and consultant for Takeda starting on 01/23/2024. Bernie: So let me flip it around.

Families 113

Families Family Patient-Centered IT 113

GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

Most palliative care clinicians would refer back to their primary care provider and not change their hydrochlorothiazide dose or add another agent. Even if the cancer gets cured, they’re not going to become their buprenorphine prescriber, the palliative care consultant. Most oncologists would say no.

Illness 137

Illness Patient-Centered Screening Clinic 137

GeriPal

APRIL 24, 2025

We and our guests have noticed that in our clinical practices, patients and caregivers seem to be asking for such treatments more frequently. Years and years ago, the first few years as an attending physician, I was consulted to take care of a gentleman with metastatic esophageal cancer. Ivermectin to treat cancer.

Patient-Centered 79

Patient-Centered IT Patients Illness 79

GeriPal

MARCH 10, 2022

Joan: A lot of my work comes out of my clinical practice. And I wrote a paper a couple years ago, entitled Forced to Choose: When Medicare Policy Disrupts End of Life Care. Caroline: We have an intervention called Improving Palliative Care Access through Technology. What do you think about that, Ruth and Caroline?

Nurse Practitioner 60

Nurse Practitioner Hospital Families Family 60