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Should you have a coach? Greg Pawlson, Beth Griffiths, & Vicky Tang

GeriPal

But oftentimes, a therapist has deeper training and really history of trauma and specific diagnoses, versus a coach may be a little bit more future-focused and really works with people, regardless of whether they’re having any diagnosable challenge at the moment. Eric: … in geriatrics as a primary care doctor?

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Screening for Dementia: A Podcast with Anna Chodos, Joseph Gaugler and Soo Borson

GeriPal

And so certainly from a family’s perspective, a family caregiver perspective, the last thing we want to have when it comes to good dementia care is a diagnose and audio scenario, or in this case, some type of screening result, and then we’ll see you again in six months. It can’t be diagnosed and adios.

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Finding the Right Clinic: A Guide to Quality Care

Plum Health

Your choice can impact how easily and quickly you can access care, particularly in non-emergency situations. Building a relationship with your primary care doctor should be a priority. They're designed to provide quick, efficient medical attention for conditions that require timely care but aren't life-threatening.

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Guidelines or Goals in Heart Failure: A Podcast with Parag Goyal, Nicole Superville, and Matthew Shuster

GeriPal

Because I think we have someone special, a guest host. Alex 00:12 We have a guest host who has requested this episode, Matt Shuster, who’s a geriatrician and palliative care doc. Is your impression that HFpEFde is under diagnosed in older adults? Yes, over diagnosed in older adults are about right.

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Managing Urinary Symptoms and UTI’s in Older Adults

GeriPal

We’ve invited some very special guests to talk about the lower urinary tract – Christine Kistler and Scott Bauer. . And in my medical training, becoming a primary care doctor, I realized that older adults, women and men were having a lot of these same symptoms. I hear it’s over diagnosed.