The Clinical Problem Solvers

JUNE 14, 2021

He will be furthering his education next year with a Fellowship in Hematology Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center and couldn’t be more excited. She loves internal medicine for its problem solving and meaningful therapeutic relationships with patients. She attended MIT for undergrad where she majored in Chemistry.

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Vida Family Medicine

JUNE 28, 2024

One of the most rewarding parts of being a primary care physician is when I am able to work with a patient to help them find answers to unexplained symptoms they have been dealing with, sometimes for years! The healthcare system in the US is not well-designed for the kind of care that is required to get to the bottom of these symptoms.

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Barton Associates

MAY 21, 2025

However, I learned that this mode wasn’t appropriate for promotional, educational, and conversational content. As someone with a nurse practitioner (NP) as a primary care provider, I did not understand the difference between an NP and a doctor. Thankfully, Barton provided me with a breakdown so I could get up to speed.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

JUNE 26, 2023

Dr. Saha’s research focuses broadly on the influence of race and racism in the doctor-patient relationship, its relation to disparities in the quality of health care, and its implications for diversity in the healthcare workforce. qualitative methods) have to be used to describe the impact that factors like bias have in health care.

Electronics 52

Electronics Internal Medicine Patient-Centered Healthcare 52

BMJ

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

It is helpful to think about looking after well-being using the five principles of self-care: Preparation – Pay attention to sleep, diet, exercise, and hobbies and maintain routine as much as possible. This is not a failure on our part, and we need to ensure we treat ourselves with the same care as we would our patients.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 23, 2025

Next, we turn to Emily McDonald, the director of the Canadian Medication Appropriateness and Deprescribing Network , to discuss her study on the impact of direct-to-consumer educational brochures on gabapentin deprescribing. Additionally, clinicians participated in monthly educational sessions. in the usual care group.

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GeriPal

JUNE 20, 2024

Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. Guests George Kuchel & Alison Huang have no relationships to disclose. On our last podcast about urinary incontinence the song request was, “Let it go.” This time around several suggestions were raised. Eric suggested, “Even Flow,” by Pearl Jam. AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™.

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

I’ll dive into the latest clinical practice guidelines and discuss evidence-based approaches to diagnosis and treatment. Topics covered include: The pathophysiology of GER and GERD in the pediatric population. Understanding dyspepsia and its clinical presentation. Diagnostic strategies and when to consider further evaluation.

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GeriPal

JUNE 12, 2025

During my training, I didn’t receive much education about radiation oncology, and I’m not entirely sure what some of the terms mean (hypofractionated means fewer sessions, right?). Alex 00:26 And we’re delighted to welcome Emily Martin, who is a palliative care doc at UCLA. Anish 00:24 Thanks so much for having me.

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Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context: Interpersonal communication is a critical dimension of primary care. None of the existing reviews examine primary care-specific interpersonal communication for patients living with chronic conditions.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Panelists Carmen Quatman and Katie Quatman-Yates have no relationships to disclose. Going into patient’s homes was eye opening. There were trip hazards, loose carpets, some people were hoarders. And yet, after assisting the older adult to their feet, the EMS providers would leave. Their job was done. AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 25, 2024

Panelists David Bekelman, Lyndsay DeGroot, and Diah Martina have no relationships to disclose. And finally, too, as a new researcher and postdoctoral fellow, I’m hoping that the best is yet to come for palliative care, research, and work. AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™. Welcome to GeriPal, Lyndsay. Lyndsay: Thank you so much.

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GeriPal

JUNE 27, 2024

Brianna is one of UCSF’s palliative care fellows who just completed her psychiatry residency. 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. AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™.

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Illness IT Diagnosis Patient-Centered 129

GeriPal

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Today we talk with DorAnne Donesky, Michelle Milic, Naomi Saks, & Cara Wallace about the notion that we should revolutionize our education programs, training programs, teams, incentive structures, and practice to be intentionally interprofessional in all phases. Show me your scars.” Scars, really? I’ve been there. You probably have too.

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Hitchcock Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Choosing a primary physician can be a daunting and challenging task. There are many things to consider before you settle on the person who will be responsible for your primary care. Look at their background, education, qualifications, and any other relevant information that might be available.

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GeriPal

JUNE 19, 2025

Alex 00:41 And we’re delighted to welcome Noelle Marie Javier, who goes by “she” “her” and is a geriatrician and palliative care doc professor, newly minted – c ongratulations – And a clinician educator at Mount Sinai in New York City. Jace, welcome to the GeriPal Podcast. Noelle Marie, welcome to the GeriPal Podcast.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Alex 00:12 We have a guest host who has requested this episode, Matt Shuster, who’s a geriatrician and palliative care doc. And also I was in the HVMA primary care program. 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. It’s awesome.

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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?

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IT Families Family Diagnosis 102

GeriPal

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

But, it’s also hard not to be bullish on the future of the field to see the consistent strides geriatrics has made in the last two decades in improving care for older adults. I’ve seen this question come up a lot since finishing fellowship nearly two decades ago. Mike, welcome to GeriPal. Mike: Great to be here. It was JAMA, right?

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GeriPal

MAY 18, 2023

We’ve invited two members who helped update the criteria including Todd Semla and Mike Steinman. We discuss a little history of the Beers criteria, including the original Beers Criteria that was published by the late Dr. Mark Beers, and how it has evolved over the last three decades. Alex: We’re having Beers. We’ll learn about that.

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Medical IT Patients Clinic 97

GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary The CDC’s Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain excludes those undergoing cancer treatment, palliative care, and end-of-life care. Panelists Katie Fitzgerald Jones and Jessica Merlin have no relationships to disclose. AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™. Who do we have with us today?

Illness 136

Illness Patient-Centered Screening Clinic 136

GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Does it improve outcomes that patients, caregivers, and clinicians care about? She did a palliative care fellowship, then she did hematology oncology fellowship at UCSF, and did a T32 research fellowship in aging with us in the division of geriatrics at UCSF. But does the geriatric assessment do anything? Mazie, welcome to GeriPal.

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Patient-Centered IT Patients Clinic 129

GeriPal

APRIL 4, 2024

Today, we talk with Bernie Lo, prominent bioethicist and practicing primary care internist, and Laurie Dornbrand, geriatrician at the IOA On Lok PACE, about the legacy of Nancy Curzan. Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. Guest Laurie Dornbrand has no relationships to disclose.

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Families Family Patient-Centered IT 112

GeriPal

JUNE 5, 2025

And so as you think about the conditions that mean that you need care and support in a nursing home, it’s easy to see why many of us feel that palliative care, there are a lot of palliative care needs of nursing home residents just because of the nature of the conditions and reasons that got you there. No problem.

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GeriPal

MARCH 6, 2025

Just out of fellowship, Naheed built a palliative care program for homeless persons called the Palliative Education and Care for the Homeless (PEACH) Program. What makes palliative care for people experiencing homelessness challenging? Today we discuss: What is the best terminology? Homelessness? Marginally housed?

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GeriPal

AUGUST 17, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary It’s been over two years since one of the worst product launches of all time – Aduhelm (aducanumab). Eric: Yeah, he is the host of my favorite dementia podcast. Dementia Matters. If you haven’t checked out that podcast, please do. Dementia Matters. Nate: Thank you guys for having me. Nate, is it you?

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GeriPal

APRIL 10, 2025

I cant do the primary thing Ive been trained to do: ABC, ABC, ABCs. Today we focus on an intervention , published in JAMA, that gave emergency clinicians basic palliative care knowledge, training, and skills. They got a decision support tool that identified hospice patients or those who might benefit from a goals of care discussion.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 11, 2022

We would love to hear your thoughts about things about palliative care, where we’re going, where were we before, intersection between psychiatry and palliative care. ” And I wonder, how did you fall in love with palliative care? Susan: Well, I think first of all, there was no palliative care back then.

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Illness IT Families Family 109

GeriPal

JUNE 23, 2022

Today we talk with Mara Schonberg, who has been tackling this issue from a variety of angles: building an index to estimate prognosis for older adults, writing about how to talk with older adults about stopping screening, a randomized trial of her decision aid , and how to talk to older adults about their long term prognosis. AlexSmithMD.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Alex 00:23 All right, first, we’re welcoming back Ricky Le it er, who’s a palliative care doc at Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Brigham Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School and is co-founder of the Palliative Story Exchange. The instructor, Fran Cook , gave all the students a survey without explanation.

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GeriPal

APRIL 24, 2025

Rhymes with mullet (On the podcast we debate using the French pronunciation, though it sounds the same as the French word for chicken). We discuss an article they wrote about PULET for the American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, including: What makes a PULET a PULET? Key ingredients are both potentially unsafe and low evidence.

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Patient-Centered IT Patients Illness 77

GeriPal

MARCH 7, 2024

An end-of-life doula is a non-medical support person that provides a longitudinal relationship with aspects of medical, I mean, aspects of companionship, presence, holding space, some logistics, some practical help, decision making perhaps. But before we jump into that topic, John, do you have the song request for Alex? John: I do.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Alex 00:41 And returning we have Ashwin Kotwal, who is a palliative care doc and geriatrician and assistant professor at UCSF. Mariah discussed her JAGS paper on applying a trauma-informed approach to home visits. Mariah, welcome to the GeriPal Podcast. Mariah 00:29 Glad to be here. Kate, welcome to the GeriPal Podcast. Here we go.

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IT Patient-Centered Individual Screening 66

GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Alex 00:27 And we’re delighted to welcome for the first time, guest Bill Ander e ch, who’s a primary care internist and senior scholar in Sutter Health’s program in M edicine and Human Values, a program that he co-founded with a former UCSF faculty member, Al Johnson. Louise, welcome back to GeriPal. Bill 01:52 I do.

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Family Medicine Initiative

APRIL 10, 2024

As a general practitioner and primary care researcher, it was always fascinating for me to delve into the scientific literature to investigate this issue. The following graph shows the striking difference in premature mortality between countries with weak or strong primary care: 2. Here are the key results.

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GeriPal

APRIL 18, 2024

Skepticism on the ability of predictive models to transform healthcare Consolidation of EHR’s into the hands of a very few companies, and potential for the drug and device industry to influence care delivery by tweaking AI in ways that are not transparent and already a sort of magical black box. .” Bob: I’ll give it a try.

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GeriPal

MARCH 27, 2025

Today we are delighted to welcome Jennifer Wolff, Sydney Dy, and Danny Scerpella, who conducted a pragmatic trial of advance care planning (ACP) in primary care practices; and Jasmine Santoyo-Olsson, who wrote an accompanying commentary in JAMA Internal Medicine. Jennifer, welcome to the GeriPal Podcast. Sydney 00:41 Thank you.

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