Plum Health

MAY 19, 2023

Plum Health DPC has a primary care solution designed just for you: Embrace the Benefits of Direct Primary Care Direct Primary Care is a membership-based healthcare model that emphasizes a direct relationship between patient and doctor. Always consult with a healthcare professional for any medical condition or health concern.

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Family Physicians of Greeley

MAY 17, 2023

If you struggle with sleep difficulties, consider implementing relaxation techniques or consulting with a healthcare professional. Cultivate Supportive Relationships: Building and maintaining healthy relationships is essential for our mental well-being. Maintaining good mental health is essential for our overall well-being.

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Vida Family Medicine

JUNE 28, 2024

If there are specific conditions you are worried about based on your family history or Googling or social media, write these down too. There are many factors that make it a challenge to get answers for unexplained symptoms. As a result, doctors often end up referring the patient somewhere else if they do not immediately know the answer.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 2, 2022

He wrote a book titled “ Psychiatric consultation in long term care ” that has a strengths based approach to staging dementia (how cool is that). She directs UCSF MERI’s patient, family, and clinician support with classes and consultation on resiliency, well-being, and grief. Summary Transcript Summary. Judy: Thank you.

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GeriPal

JUNE 8, 2023

When I’m on palliative care consults and attending in our hospice unit we have to counsel patients about deprescribing and de-intensifying diabetes medications. Summary Transcript Summary Diabetes is common. When I’m on nursing home call, the most common page I receive is for a blood sugar value. Listen in to learn more! Nadine: I do.

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GeriPal

MAY 5, 2022

Think about the last time you attended a talk on communication skills or goals of care discussions. Was there any mention about the impact that hearing loss has in communication or what we should do about it in clinical practice? I’m guessing not. COVID-19, masks, and hearing difficulty: Perspectives of healthcare providers. Alex: (Singing).

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Permanente Medicine

JUNE 3, 2025

I practice family and sports medicine as part of the Southern California Permanente Medical Group here in Fontana, California. WM: Like you, I’m a family physician. Don’t miss out on this compelling conversation — watch the chat on YouTube or listen to it on your podcast platform of choice. Guest Wadie L. Marcos, D.O.

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Doctor Rachel

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Sharing: Talking about what is happening with a trusted friend or family member or therapist can make a world of difference. leave the destructive relationship, don’t see unhelpful friends, find a new job, stop the addiction, get out of the house, get off of social media (it increases depression). It can also help with sleep.

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StorytellERdoc

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

I dedicate this to each of you who have cared for or are currently caring for an ill parent or family member. I had just rounded the corner of one of our busier hallways near our noisy triage area to find a favorite aide leading a family from our waiting room down the hallway toward their assigned room. You get the picture, right?

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

This week, we talk about the other major palliative care trial of default palliative care consults for hospitalized older adults with COPD, kidney disease, or dementia, published in the same issue of JAMA. Panelists Kate Courtright and Scott Halpern have no relationships to disclose. and consulting for Papa Health.

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New South Family Medicine and MedSpa

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Direct primary care offers you and your family top-notch health care, and so much more.like a high patient and provider satisfaction with an improved quality of care. Providers at New South Family Medicine and MedSpa can address the patient's deeper needs, rather than trying to rush through a hectic day full of too-brief appointments.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 30, 2025

In one corner, weighing in at decades of experience, well known for heavy hits of bedside assessments, strong patient-family relationships, and a knockout punch of interdisciplinary collaboration, we have in-person palliative care consults. Summary Transcript CME Summary It is a battle royale on this weeks GeriPal podcast.

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Telehealth Patient-Centered IT Patients 105

GeriPal

AUGUST 29, 2024

It feels nearly impossible if you add another degree of difficulty, whether it be a crying interpreter or a grandchild from another state who shows up at the end of a family meeting yelling how you are killing grandma. That’s a hard enough task, given that most of us have never had any communication skills training. Gordon 02:02 I do.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The patient is sick and getting sicker, and refuses to let you talk with family or other members of her inner circle. We owe it to the patient to explore the reasons behind the “no,” commonly not wanting to be a burden to their family. Rather, most of us live and make decisions in relationship to one another. Nice to be here.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Show me your scars.” Scars, really? I’ve been there. You probably have too. On the one hand, I don’t think interprofessional teamwork needs to be scarring. On the other hand, though it goes against my middle-child “can’t we all get along” nature, disagreement is a key aspect of high functioning teams. Alex 02:38 Love it.

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Screening IT Families Family 119

GeriPal

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Summary Transcript Summary. We’ve talked at length on prior podcasts about the failures of aducnumab, Biogen, and the FDA’s decision to approve it. . But wait, there’s a shiny new anti-amyloid drug, lecanemab! (No No it’s not just the French version of Aducanumab). . In an article in the NEJM (a published article this time, wonder of wonders!)

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IT Patient-Centered Healthcare Illness 105

GeriPal

JANUARY 25, 2024

Panelists David Bekelman, Lyndsay DeGroot, and Diah Martina have no relationships to disclose. MOC Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 0.75 ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. Welcome to GeriPal, Lyndsay.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 16, 2025

Summary Transcript CME Summary Many older adults lose decision-making capacity during serious illnesses, and a significant percentage lack family or friends to assist with decisions. We’re going to be talking about the American Geriatric Society position statement on making medical treatment decisions. Can you guys do that one?

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Panelists Carmen Quatman and Katie Quatman-Yates have no relationships to disclose. Eric: Well, what are the odds that two family members focus on a similar topic and do research together? laughter] Alex: We love the family theme. Going into patient’s homes was eye opening. Their job was done. It works really well for us.

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GeriPal

JUNE 19, 2025

And I think a big part of that journey was just having that right time, that right moment, with the right network and support groups of individuals, including my family, to really lift me up and allow me to celebrate my authentic self. Jace, welcome to the GeriPal Podcast. Noelle Marie 01:19 Cyndi Lauper’s True Colors.

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GeriPal

JUNE 15, 2023

Hallucinations, or when the AI lies or b *s, then denies it When the AI approaches sentience, is it ethical to unplug it? I’m sure this is a subject we will return to, given the rapid progress on AI. But then it asked me, “Oh, that sounds really interesting. Who are you going to be talking to?” ” And I said, “Sure.”

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IT Patient-Centered Patients Healthcare 99

GeriPal

APRIL 4, 2024

Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. Guest Laurie Dornbrand has no relationships to disclose. Bernie Lo discloses being an Honorarium Recipient and consultant for Takeda starting on 01/23/2024. The hospital refused without a court order, and the case eventually made its way to the Supreme Court. Alex: Thank you.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Our loves, our triumphs, our failures, our work, our families. . Summary Transcript Summary. Eric and I weren’t sure what to call this podcast – storytelling and medicine? Narrative medicine? We discussed it with today’s guests Heather Coats, palliative care NP-scientist, and Thor Ringler, poet. It’s since spread to over 70 VAs.

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Acceptance. All of these are ways we cope with stressful situations. Some we may consider healthy or unhealthy coping strategies, but are they really that easy to categorize? Isn’t it more important to ask whether a particular coping behavior is adaptive or not for a particular person,in a particular time or situation? Amanda, welcome to GeriPal.

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Illness IT Patient-Centered Patients 125

GeriPal

MAY 4, 2023

Eric: So we’re going to be talking about palliative care for adolescents, and young adults. Why does it feel different? Does it feel different? How should we think about the care? But before we do, Abby, I think you have a song request for Alex. Abby: I do. So I requested that Alex play for us, Let It Grow, which is from The Lorax soundtrack.

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Families Family IT Illness 83

GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

And in response, the family or patient looked at you like you were from another planet? Coming off as rote and scripted during a serious illness conversation can have a similar off-putting impact on patients and families. Links: – Uncanny Valley post on Josh’s fantastic substack Notes from a Family Meeting. All right.

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Illness IT Patient-Centered Patients 101

GeriPal

JUNE 5, 2025

Kathleen 03:47 I think any of us who’ve spent any time in nursing homes have spent time working in a nursing home setting, have visited, had family members in nursing homes and looked around and seen the population there. Cari 01:42 I would like to request Hallelujah, one of my favorite songs. Eric 02:00 Okay, I got a question for you.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

Panelists Katie Fitzgerald Jones and Jessica Merlin have no relationships to disclose. Summary Transcript Summary The CDC’s Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain excludes those undergoing cancer treatment, palliative care, and end-of-life care. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. Jessie: Thank you.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 20, 2023

Jasmine: It’s an imaginative love story that deconstructs age through an intergenerational friend relationship. Jasmine: It’s an imaginative love story that deconstructs age through an intergenerational friend relationship. Welcome back to the GeriPal podcast, Mike. I hope I got that right. Mike: You got it right.

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GeriPal

APRIL 28, 2022

Graphic Novels. Graphic Medicine. I’m not sure what to title this podcast but I’ve been looking forward to it for some time. Heck, I’m not even sure to call it a podcast, as I think to get the most out of it you should watch it on YouTube. Why, because today we have Nathan Gray joining us. Transcript. Eric: Welcome to the GeriPal podcast.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary Communicating about a serious illness is hard. Last week’s podcast we talked about the challenge around miscommunication in serious illness. This week we dive into the challenges with communication when it comes to life sustaining treatments and CPR. Jacky: Thank you. It’s a pleasure. Bob, welcome back to GeriPal.

Illness 136

Illness IT Patient-Centered Families 136

GeriPal

MAY 12, 2022

Raj faced in pain management: access to opioids, corruption, a system that doesn’t see addressing suffering as a priority. Prognosis communication and the subtle ways we may communicate it without intention. Social pain and loneliness. Community-based palliative care networks . Raj’s reflections on the state of palliative care in the US. Transcript.

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GeriPal

APRIL 13, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary Social connections impact our health in profound ways, whether it is the support we receive from family and friends in navigating serious illness, the joy from shared social activities, or connecting with our community. Welcome back, Ashwin. Ashwin Kotwal: Excited to be back. Eric: Now, it’s interesting.

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GeriPal

MARCH 13, 2025

Yes, it means to cloak, but theres more Whole-person-care Total pain Healing as a process distinct from the deterioration of the body Sympomatologists The patient and family as the unit of care Our guests referenced many articles on this podcast, linked above and below. by Kearney. I promise its short. Justin 01:59 Absolutely.

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IT Patient-Centered Families Family 104

GeriPal

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary One of the things I love about Liz Dzeng’s work is the way in which it draws upon, echoes, and advances our understanding of the influence of culture on the end of life experience. This field is not new. At the end we also pay tribute to Randy Curtis, senior author on this paper and mentor to Liz. Eric: Great.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

You did a rural tele-palliative care consultation study. And so the video consult was what became the mode. Marie 03:42 So probably the most important thing is we developed the consultation as a culturally based consultation process. And then we incorporated that information into the consultation process.

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GeriPal

APRIL 24, 2025

Daneila Lamas wrote about this issue in the New York Times this week -after we recorded – in her story, a family requested an herbal infusion for their dying mother via feeding tube. Jill Schneiderhan, a family medicine and integrative medicine doc, helps us think through this. Think vitamins. Think chemo.

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