GeriPal

MAY 11, 2023

A lot of these are more vascular risk factors: hypertension, certainly; diabetes; obesity. Certainly education, quality of education is extremely important. Physical activity is a big one. Some of them, like education, definitely social determinants of health. That’s really falling apart.

Physicals 85

Physicals IT Hypertension Education 85

GeriPal

APRIL 3, 2025

I believe the age range was over 80 hospitalized patients and showed that relatively light level physical activity, often with weights, improved hospital outcomes. So Tim Anderson did a wonderful study looking at hypertensive management in the hospital. And I love how you span an article about the chair to educate.

IT 64

IT Hospital Screening Patients 64

GeriPal

OCTOBER 17, 2024

And I think one key part is educating the field, not just my fellow cardiologists, but also primary care doctors, geriatricians, that there’s this heart failure syndrome that is kind of sneaky, and it’s kind of difficult to diagnose any. Another study looking at the benefits of physical rehabilitation in patients with HFpEF.

Primary Care 113

Primary Care Patient-Centered IT Patients 113

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Kate and Ashwin talked about their research on the prevalence of lifetime trauma and its association with physical and psychosocial health among adults at the end of life. Physical symptoms like pain, dyspnea, fatigue, psychological symptoms, depression, loneliness, and then some of the social experiences as well, like social isolation.

IT 66

IT Patient-Centered Individual Screening 66

GeriPal

JUNE 13, 2024

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Illness 133

Illness Patient-Centered Patients IT 133