GeriPal

OCTOBER 20, 2022

For the policy buffs and policy newbies out there, we hope this podcast is an essential primer to government in action. How HHS and ASPE solicit input from clinicians, community leaders, and older adults and how much it impacts policy decisions (spoiler alert: this involvement is CRUCIAL). We talk about: . Lona: Absolutely.

Complication 52

Complication Patient-Centered IT Patients 52

FDA Law

OCTOBER 17, 2023

This 2022 draft guidance proposed that certain non-addictive medical products for pain or addiction treatment could be eligible for breakthrough designation, aligning with the Agency’s obligations under the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention That Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act.

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Medical Diagnosis Healthcare Clinic 53

GeriPal

JANUARY 11, 2024

Alex: Self-administer and psychiatric illness is not considered a qualifying diagnosis. So I didn’t mention this at the beginning, but after my time as President of Canadian Psychiatric Association, I actually also went on to be the physician chair of my former hospital’s MAID team. So they have to self-administer.

Illness 144

Illness IT Medical Provider 144

GeriPal

JUNE 26, 2025

But from our clinical work, many of us are familiar with people with dementia who experience sudden shocks to their health, think hip fracture, think hospitalization for pneumonia. And the government can do something about that?!? And hospitalization for pneumonia is like a medical event. worsening prognosis. Lauren 12:34 Yeah.

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Illness Hospital IT Patient-Centered 93

GeriPal

JULY 6, 2023

Alex: We’ve got a lot to talk about…what states are doing and cities are doing to support older adults in the community. But, what you need is a community-based game there. Equally as important, is if you wind up in an ED or being hospitalized or wind up in rehab, eventually you’re going to be discharged back home.

Community 89

Community Nurse Practitioner Provider IT 89

GeriPal

APRIL 20, 2023

Today we talk with Margot Kushel about how we got here, including: That sense of powerlessness as a clinician when you “fix up” a patient in the hospital, only to discharge them to the street knowing things will fall apart. We would admit them to the hospital. Who doesn’t want to leave the hospital? What was I doing?

Mental Health 123

Mental Health IT Community Individual 123

Physician's Weekly

JULY 2, 2025

I think dengue is here with us to stay,” said infectious disease specialist Michael Ben-Aderet, associate medical director of hospital epidemiology at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, about dengue becoming a new normal in the U.S. The CDC issued a health alert in March warning of the ongoing risk of dengue infection. “I

Vaccination 52

Vaccination Primary Care Doctor Primary Care Patient-Centered 52

GeriPal

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The way we were treating him with dementia in the hospital, the way we talked about him, that he’s not there. But what happened when we finally… When he did get the diagnosis, it all fell into place. Malaz: … to restrain them in the hospital. And I was terrified. I didn’t know how to manage it.

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Patient-Centered IT Family Families 125

Physician's Weekly

JUNE 25, 2025

And it would end a strategic initiative to expand HIV services in minority communities, and another to support the mental health of people of color with HIV or at risk of infection. “But I am grateful that I am part of a community that will not bow down.” Gaunt and feverish, he went to the hospital and learned he had AIDS.

Government 52

Government Community Family Families 52