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. Emily 06:11 Yeah, we definitely have a pill for every ill.

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Specialization IT Patient-Centered Medical 120

GeriPal

MAY 5, 2022

Was there any mention about the impact that hearing loss has in communication or what we should do about it in clinical practice? We talk with Nick and Meg about: Why hearing loss is important not just in geriatrics but also for those caring for seriously ill individuals. I’m guessing not. How to screen for hearing loss.

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IT Screening Hospital Clinic 102

GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

Eric: And Alex, we’re going to be talking about substance use disorder and serious illness and aging, with three amazing experts. Eric: So, before we jump into the topic of substance use disorder in aging and serious illness, I think someone has a song request. Transcript Eric: Welcome to the GeriPal podcast. This is Eric Widera.

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Illness Patient-Centered Screening Clinic 137

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. Alex 36:08 Yeah.

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Illness Patient-Centered Patients IT 134

GeriPal

MAY 25, 2023

Sarah: But as you bring your inner circle into your care, you know, how does that that that feels like an important group to be assessing in terms of psychological outcomes and kind of what their experience with the process is like as they’re navigating illness and serious illness. Alex: LJ, are you going to add to that?

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Community IT Patient-Centered Primary Care 96

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

And I gotta manage their blood pressure and their diabetes meds. Most of the public wants to have access to treatments and interventions that might help them forestall a devastating illness. Well, even for somebody like you, who’s pretty familiar with the instruments, it might cause distress for the patient, maybe their family.

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Primary Care Diagnosis Screening IT 97

GeriPal

DECEMBER 1, 2023

And the two were sort of intermeshed even to the point in the eighties, the thought was all dementia is Alzheimer’s or it’s some medical illness or combination of other stuff that’s not about it. That’s in my view as analogous as to any other illness. You need the plaques to have that illness.

IT 117

IT Clinic Illness Hypertension 117