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

GeriPal

We make a diagnosis. We’re doing a lot of interactive relationship building. Eric: … the acknowledgement more, do you want to specialize in geriatrics and be that your focus, or do you want to just have really good skills- Greg: Yes, absolutely. It’s so different from therapy. ” They can coach you.

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Finding the Right Clinic: A Guide to Quality Care

Plum Health

Your ongoing appointments help foster a strong patient-doctor relationship , making it easier to discuss your concerns and receive personalized care. Choosing the right primary care clinic involves considering several factors, such as clinic locations, healthcare system, and the services offered. What is in a clinic?

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Music as Medicine: Jenny Chen, Tyler Jorgensen, & Theresa Allison

GeriPal

The ability to appreciate, recognize, and engage with music is preserved even until late stages of dementia, and Theresa is examining how music can be useful from the time of diagnosis, not only for the person with dementia, but their caregivers. My voice is nothing special. Relationships are usually more complicated.

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Palliative care for cancer: Podcast with Jennifer Temel and Areej El-Jawahri

GeriPal

Alex: And we are also delighted to welcome Areej El-Jawahri, who is an oncologist at Massachusetts General Hospital as well, who specializes in blood cancers. So I really opted to specialize in lung cancer because I thought that was the appropriate population to build a supportive and palliative care research agenda. Jennifer: Thanks.

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Stump the VitalTalk Communication Experts: Gordon Wood, Holly Yang, Elise Carey

GeriPal

So the first thing, explain the diagnosis. And my grandkid, like, I need you to see this child and, like, how wonderful and special they are. Eric 26:25 So if that therapeutic relationship reverses and now they’re supporting you. There’s this therapeutic relationship. What should I say? So chat GPT, excellent.

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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. Eric 12:05 Any pearls on the diagnosis of HFpEF. So I would agree, just in terms of not trying to dismiss a lot of these patients in terms of deconditioning and really trying to sometimes hone in on the diagnosis despite a Bnp level that is not necessarily very high.

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

GeriPal

Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. Guests Kirsten Engel, Sarah Gillespie-Heyman, Brittany Waterman, & Amy Johnson have no relationships to disclose. And, you know, I just thought it was a really special song. Like, with a cancer diagnosis, there’s relatively a smooth, smooth prognosis.