PEMBlog

AUGUST 30, 2023

This is a blog post and a podcast episode designed to disseminate the important work of Choosing Wisely , an initiative of the the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation, the goal of which is the spark conversations between clinicians and patients about what tests, treatments, and procedures are needed – and which ones are not.

Asthma 52

Asthma Electronics Utilities Clinical Practice 52

GeriPal

JUNE 20, 2024

Alex 00:30 And we’re delighted to welcome Alison Huang, who’s a primary care doc and researcher and professor of medicine, urology, and epi-biostats at UCSF in the division of General Internal Medicine. Alex 13:24 Eric is pushing on the like, the clinical, practical stuff. Alison and I go way back.

IT 120

IT Patient-Centered Patients Clinic 120

GeriPal

JANUARY 23, 2025

Join us as we dive deeper into these studies and discuss the implications for clinical practice and patient care. Eric 14:32 I mean, those are pretty impressive numbers in both groups, highlighting that you can stop these medicines. Alex 14:45 And is it ethical to do a placebo taper in real world clinical practice?

Specialization 119

Specialization IT Patient-Centered Medical 119

GeriPal

JUNE 12, 2025

The physics and mathematics that went into radiation therapy planning. Eric 04:49 Drew me to the field physics and math. That is not why I went into medicine. There were a number of opportunities to be involved in medical oncology and doing medical oncology rotations as a medical student, as an internal medicine residential.

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Patient-Centered Referral Patients IT 102

The Clinical Problem Solvers

MAY 2, 2022

However, there seemed to be a lack of literature exploring this in the inpatient hospital setting, where patient clinical presentations are more varied and management depends more on clinician behaviors. Additionally, the belief that social inequalities explained racial health disparities was not associated with race-based practice.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Utilities Hospital Internal Medicine 52

GeriPal

JUNE 27, 2024

Alex is a triple-boarded (palliative care, internal medicine, and psychiatry) assistant professor of medicine at Stanford. I have so many questions, and I promise we’re going to get to the management of anxiety and serious illness. But it’s this physical sensation that comes along with these ideations.

Illness 129

Illness IT Diagnosis Patient-Centered 129

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Kate and Ashwin talked about their research on the prevalence of lifetime trauma and its association with physical and psychosocial health among adults at the end of life. Physical symptoms like pain, dyspnea, fatigue, psychological symptoms, depression, loneliness, and then some of the social experiences as well, like social isolation.

IT 66

IT Patient-Centered Individual Screening 66