GeriPal

DECEMBER 5, 2024

So I think just as much as we focus on the science and the evidence, it’s important to think about the art of how we apply that to people and the relationships and all of the great fun stuff, the stories that unfold in the exam room alongside the science itself. And it was born when I was a medical resident at UCSF Internal Medicine.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Because sometimes they have much more longstanding relationships with these patients than me meeting them for a slice in time and trying to shuffle the deck, so to speak. If they’re frail, if they’re falling, if they have cognitive impairment, they’re at higher risk of adverse drug events.

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Primary Care Patient-Centered IT Patients 112

GeriPal

JULY 6, 2023

This includes transportation, driver’s license, parks, volunteerism, housing, and of course health and human services. I knew them, I developed a relationship with them. It’s somebody different every month, and you never develop that relationship. But, for a majority, it’s a first time event.

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