GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Have you had difficulty managing a particular type of cancer pain? Janet Abrahm is one of the world’s experts in pain and symptom management for patients with cancer joins us to talk about (among other things): Ketamine for hyperalgesia and allodynia, how to treat dissociative side effects. Summary Transcript Summary. Janet: Thank you.

Management 101

Management IT Patients Family 101

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. Same thing with kind of medication management.

Community 114

Community Transportation IT PCP 114

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.

IT 102

IT Family Families Diagnosis 102

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. And I would say we weren’t doing training on symptom management, for example.

Telehealth 105

Telehealth Patient-Centered IT Patients 105

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 so there’s complexity in Understanding how each state manages this. Because I mean, California is different. They have an advance directive.

Patient-Centered 109

Patient-Centered IT Patients Healthcare 109

GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

In particular, we talk about Katie’s and Jesica’s paper in NEJM titled “ Juggling Two Full-Time Jobs — Methadone Clinic Engagement and Cancer Care ,” which described the difficulty in managing cancer pain and methadone for opioid use disorder. Have you had a family history of substance use disorder? Jessie, welcome back to GeriPal.

Illness 136

Illness Patient-Centered Screening IT 136

GeriPal

OCTOBER 17, 2024

People’s goals are often much more than, you know, perfect management or heart failure, even living as long as possible. One of our first podcasts, over 300 podcasts ago, was with Nate Goldstein, who studies heart failure management in older adults, and particularly older adults nearing the end of life. Was it sodium hf?

Primary Care 113

Primary Care Patient-Centered IT Patients 113