GeriPal

JUNE 22, 2023

Michele: Yeah, so in May of 2018, there was an article by Suleika Jaouad in the New York Times Magazine, and they spent about two weeks in our hospice with us learning about the work that’s done. In many cases, the families were the victims of the crime. Eric: Wait, so Bonnie Raitt sang a song about hospice in prison?

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GeriPal

JANUARY 11, 2024

What happened is that firstly, in terms of my clinical background, my background is psycho-oncology, so that’s working with patients with cancer and their families, including when they’re going through periods. Alex: Self-administer and psychiatric illness is not considered a qualifying diagnosis. Eric: Yeah. Eric: Yeah.

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GeriPal

JULY 16, 2024

Ken Covinsky reminds us that we should not be making a diagnosis based on what we see on TV, and that if a patient’s daughter expressed a concern that their parent “wasn’t right,” we would conduct an in depth evaluation that might last an hour. Of note, we talk about candidates from all parties today.

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