Families Family Healthcare Professional Transportation 
GeriPal
JULY 21, 2022
Often the work of the certified driving rehab specialist is to assess the older drivers goals, assess prognosis for driving, and help the family navigate discussions around driving cessation (hmmm…sounds like an approach to family meetings). Were those people self referring, or family members calling you asking? Eric: Yeah.
GeriPal
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Eric: Well, what are the odds that two family members focus on a similar topic and do research together? laughter] Alex: We love the family theme. They weren’t hurt, they didn’t need transport, and we were seeing the same people over and over again. Welcome, Katie, to the GeriPal podcast. It works really well for us.
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GeriPal
APRIL 4, 2024
If they didn’t do it all by themselves, they talked to the family and it was a conversation, but also there wasn’t a whole lot that doctors can do then. And that changed in 1969 I think the first advanced directive was created by Luis Kutner. Bernie: Well, there was a time when doctors made these decisions.
GeriPal
JANUARY 16, 2025
Summary Transcript CME Summary Many older adults lose decision-making capacity during serious illnesses, and a significant percentage lack family or friends to assist with decisions. And there are no default pathways of family or friends to rely on and no known people who could potentially represent this person from within their inner circle.
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!
GeriPal
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
I would say the drugs didn’t change as much as all the stuff about sexuality and about family dynamics and spirituality: all the things that I’m hoping people will get from this book. It’s hard to explain that to the family. Let the family know. The morphine family, there’s some pretty good data.
GeriPal
JANUARY 18, 2024
Have you had a family history of substance use disorder? And often, people had to drive an hour to go to their clinic, and then since- Eric: Every day, driving an hour, driving back two hours a day, just in transportation to get your methadone once a day, every day. And they ask questions like, have you used substances? Katie: Yep.
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