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Palliative Care in Liver Disease: A Podcast with Kirsten Engel, Sarah Gillespie-Heyman, Brittany Waterman, & Amy Johnson

GeriPal

And, you know, I just thought it was a really special song. Eric 07:08 Which of the patients that you think you’re helpful for, you want referrals? I’ve seen patients post transplant when they start having complications. They are complicated. They’re complicated from a symptom standpoint.

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Time for Geriatric Assessments in Cancer Care: William Dale, Mazie Tsang, and John Simmons

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So I make the point, they often say, “Oh, you have this special population,” like pediatrics, where it’s 10% or something. ” Whether it’s referrals that need to be made, or whether they’re specific actions that the person at home needs to take, like a home safety change. Do you worry about that?

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Who should get Palliative Care? Kate Courtright

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We talk with Kate about how despite how far we’ve come in palliative care research, we still don’t have answers to some fundamental questions, such as: Who should get specialized palliative care? Should eligibility and access be determined by clinician referral? And do we have entirely a clinician referral-based practice?

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Sexual Function in Serious Illness: Areej El-Jawahri, Sharon Bober, and Don Dizon

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On today’s podcast Areej El-Jawahri, oncologist specializing in blood cancers at MGH, says that sexual health is one of the top if not the top issue among cancer survivors. Alex 00:06 We are delighted to welcome back Areej El-Jawahri, who’s an oncologist at Massachusetts General Hospital who specializes in blood cancers.

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Pragmatic Trial of ACP: Jennifer Wolff, Sydney Dy, Danny Scerpella, and Jasmine Santoyo-Olsson

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But the process of implementing this project across two big health systems in our area was very complicated and had its share of both challenges and rewards. Ideally the conversation would happen before, but also clinicians were able to make referrals to facilitators. The intervention itself is very straightforward.