GeriPal

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Summary Transcript Summary. What would it take to transform dementia care? Alex: We have a full house today. We’re delighted to welcome Judy Long, who’s a palliative care chaplain at UCSF and a caregiver. Judy, welcome to the GeriPal podcast. Judy: Thank you. It’s great to be here. Alex: Great. So take it away. When was that, 2010?

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Pamela Wible MD

JUNE 20, 2025

(Published 3/18/19, updated 6/20/25) What Is Physician “Burnout”—and Why It Matters Physician “burnout” is a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by prolonged stress in the medical workplace. So why are physicians experiencing physical and mental collapse from overwork?

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FDA Law Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

180 days past May 11, 2023) for those telemedicine relationships established during the COVID-19 emergency. within 30 days) in the doctor-patient relationship. For both proposed rules, the bottom line is that, while telemedicine is here to stay, circumstances permitting it are indeed not limitless.

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GeriPal

JUNE 8, 2023

We debate the merits of use of CGM in the nursing home and other late life settings (Eric and I argue against CGM and lose). Ozempic is a new fancy med that, by the way, leads to weight loss among celebrities, resulting in shortages of the drug from people using it off-label for that purpose. Listen in to learn more! Nadine: I do. Good choice.

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Dr. Michael Bazel

JUNE 16, 2025

Also Read: Low Testosterone in Men: Signs, Causes, and Treatment Options How Stress Manifests Physically and Emotionally Stress is a natural response to pressure, danger, or significant life changes. Getting a Clear Diagnosis Because symptoms of hormone imbalance and stress are so similar, a proper diagnosis is essential.

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GeriPal

JUNE 27, 2024

Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. Guests Alex Gamble and Brianna Williamson have no relationships to disclose. Summary Transcript Summary “Anxiety is a lot like a toddler. It never stops talking, tells you you’re wrong about everything, and wakes you up at 3 a.m.” Alex Gamble, do you have a song? I forgot my guitar.

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Plum Health

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Your ongoing appointments help foster a strong patient-doctor relationship , making it easier to discuss your concerns and receive personalized care. Building a relationship with your primary care doctor should be a priority. It's a common challenge many people face. Regular check-ups ensure early detection of health issues.

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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. But watch out!

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GeriPal

MAY 22, 2025

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. This is not highly scripted orchestral music, people, its Jazz. -S Tyler 01:12 AHPM.

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GeriPal

JULY 21, 2022

Because I don’t think we think about that so much in palliative care, but we do in geriatrics. But I believe before we start, somebody has a song request for Alex. Is it you, Emmy? Emmy: It is. Eric: What’s the song? Emmy: I just forgot the name of the song… [laughter]. Alex: Pink Cadillac by Bruce Springsteen? I like that song.

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Georgetown Pediatrics & Family Medicine

MARCH 16, 2022

This important work observed that there was a relationship between radioactivity and the heavy elements of the periodic table, and led to much advancement in medicine. Curie earned a Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903, and yet another in Chemistry in 1911, the first and only woman to have been honoured twice. Metrodora (c.

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GeriPal

JUNE 19, 2025

Eric and I remember him from that time and he’s now at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he is associate professor in the department of social and behavioral health. Jace, welcome to the GeriPal Podcast. Jace 00:37 Thank you so much, Alex and Eric, it’s nice to be here with you. Eric 01:21 Why’d you choose this song?

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GeriPal

AUGUST 29, 2024

We must often deliver complex medical information that carries heavy emotional weight in pressured settings to individuals with varying cultural backgrounds, values, and beliefs. That’s a hard enough task, given that most of us have never had any communication skills training. I’m just so excited about our guests today. Gordon 02:02 I do.

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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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GeriPal

OCTOBER 17, 2024

We’ve also invited two amazing cardiologists, Parag Goyal and Nicole Superville, to join us about GDMT in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and in Heart Failure with preserved EF (HFpEF). He’s in Boston. He’s a medical director of H ebrew S enior L ife outpatient clinic at Newbridge. Parag 01:06 Thank you.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. Panelists Elissa Kozlov and Desiree Azizoddin have no relationships to disclose. Unfortunately, we lack the financial structures to reimburse psychologists that would incentivize widespread inclusion on palliative care teams. Eric: Oh, wow. Des: So yeah, lots of big things.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. Guest hosts Lynn Flint and Anne Kelly have no relationships to disclose. The hot sauces progressed from mild to extreme (and I mean extreme) heat. Can I just say…it works? Don’t take my word for it, listen for yourself! ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024.

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GeriPal

JULY 11, 2024

Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. Guests Kirsten Engel, Sarah Gillespie-Heyman, Brittany Waterman, & Amy Johnson have no relationships to disclose. Maybe we should do a podcast on LiverPal? (or or should we call it HepatoPal?) ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. Excited to be here.

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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

JULY 28, 2022

Jennifer: Yeah, so I think as all the listeners of this podcast know, and I know he did do a podcast with you guys when he was still able to verbally communicate, with Randy Curtis’ diagnosis of, I keep wanting to say AML, ALS. But before we do, I think somebody has a song request for Alex. Alex: (singing). Areej: Wow. Jennifer: Yeah.

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GeriPal

MAY 9, 2024

Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. Guests Matt Tyler, Sammy Winemaker and Hsien Seow have no relationships to disclose. Julie McFadden discloses an employee relationship started on 15Apr2024. He was also the one who we have to thank for suggesting this podcast! Great title. Matt: Same. Alex: Wild, yeah.

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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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GeriPal

JANUARY 11, 2024

Panelists Bill Gardner, Sonu Gaind, Leonie Herx have stated they have no relationships to disclose. Summary Transcript Summary Four percent of deaths in Canada are due to Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID). Four percent. To many this rapid expansion will represent autonomy run amok. It is the slippery slope made real. It was amazing.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Holly has accumulated mountains of evidence for the diagnosis of prolonged grief disorder as a specific condition primarily notable for a yearning over a year after the death. This led her on a remarkable journey. Prolonged grief is associated with increased risk of suicide and other negative health outcomes. Holly: Yes, I do. Alex: Right.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Eric: 1982. James: … alive in the 1980s, but yes, you sang Forever Young by Bob Dylan around three years ago, and then Eric jokingly started singing this song, and so now it’s about time to fulfill Eric’s request. Alex Smith: Sei, do you have any comment? It was kind of the junior high party. Alex Smith: (Singing). Eric: Yeah.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Summary Transcript CME Summary If palliative care was a drug, one question we would want to know before prescribing it is what dose we should give. Give too little – it may not work. But before we jump into that topic, Jennifer, do you have a song request for Alex? Jennifer 01:20 I do have a song request for Alex. Saw them play a couple times.

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GeriPal

JUNE 26, 2025

Wait, so one key message is that social health is linked to physical and cognitive health?!? Tsai-Chin’s article, published in Lancet Healthy Longevity, found a tantalizing hint that countries with stronger safety nets had lower incidence of wealth shocks, and less of a deleterious impact of the wealth shock on cognitive function.

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GeriPal

JULY 7, 2022

Well, Haider has an intimate relationship with pain, having experienced chronic pain himself and now having dove deep into the latest research on pain for his new book The Song of Our Scars: The Untold Story of Pain. . Haider is a physician at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and the VA in Boston. Despite your background, Alex.

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GeriPal

JUNE 6, 2024

Don Dizon, oncologist specializing in pelvic malignancies at Brown, suggests speaking in plain language, starting by normalizing sexual health issues, to paraphrase, “Many of my patients experience issues with intimacy and sexual health. Is that an issue for you? I’m happy to talk about it at any time.” Areej welc ome back to GeriPal. Ra ra ra ra.

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GeriPal

JULY 25, 2024

Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. Guests Kara Bischoff, James Deardorff, and Elizabeth Lilley 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 You got it. Kara 04:09 Sure.

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GeriPal

MARCH 27, 2025

We are delighted to welcome Jennifer Wolf f , who is a health services researcher and gerontologist and professor at Johns Hopkins. Jennifer, welcome to the GeriPal Podcast. Jennifer 00:28 It’s great to be here. But before we dive into the study and the implications it has for the practice that we do, I believe someone has a song request.

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