Plum Health
OCTOBER 6, 2024
He texted me, and we were able to sort out the issue in minutes—no frantic ER visits, just peace of mind. One of my favorite success stories involves a patient who had a strong family history of diabetes. Strengthened Doctor-Patient Relationship One of the most rewarding aspects of concierge medicine is the bond formed with patients.
StorytellERdoc
FEBRUARY 8, 2019
I dedicate this to each of you who have cared for or are currently caring for an ill parent or family member. I had just rounded the corner of one of our busier hallways near our noisy triage area to find a favorite aide leading a family from our waiting room down the hallway toward their assigned room. You get the picture, right?
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GeriPal
MAY 22, 2025
I’m originally an ER physician. I’d been doing ER medicine for over a decade when I went back to palliative fellowship. And we got all into his family stuff and how he’d been suffering with cancer and his goal. Just encourage patients and families to bring music into their healthcare experience.
GeriPal
JUNE 27, 2024
Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. Guests Alex Gamble and Brianna Williamson have no relationships to disclose. And that was a common experience I had in my psychiatry training, was being called to the ER to see someone who’d come in with panic. What is your relationship? Eric 24:51 Yeah.
GeriPal
OCTOBER 5, 2023
So I first want to just say thank you to Ernesto’s family. And I met with his family over Zoom, which was how many of us had to meet with families during that time. We were doing a lot of this without a whole lot of guidance, as is common, I think, from family, because all they knew was who he was. Sunita: Yes.
GeriPal
MARCH 6, 2025
Michael’s Hospital in the Department of Family and Community Medicine. By the time he got into us, the tumor grew, he had experienced, he was experiencing significant pain and so trauma, informed care and building a relationship with him was such a big part of the care. Naheed, welcome to the GeriPal Podcast. Naheed 36:55 Yeah.
GeriPal
APRIL 28, 2022
And a doc over in Spain named Monica Lalanda, who is an ER doc and also a cartoonist, reached out to me and said you don’t have to do this anonymously. Because just like in the bedside space, if you are using humor in a way that builds bonds and relationships with the patient can be really beautiful, and normalizing. Eric: Yeah.
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