Plum Health

OCTOBER 6, 2024

In recent years, one of the most intriguing shifts has been the rise of concierge medicine—a model that’s redefining how patients interact with their healthcare providers. As a concierge doctor, I provide an array of services that go beyond what most patients experience in a regular clinic setting. What is Concierge Medicine?

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East Cary Family Physicians

JULY 26, 2023

Regular health check-ups are proactive visits to your healthcare provider when you are not experiencing any specific symptoms or ailments. Regular check-ups allow your healthcare provider to conduct screenings, perform tests, and monitor vital indicators that may indicate the early onset of such conditions.

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Center for Family Medicine (CFM)

MAY 1, 2025

adults experience mental illness each year. They have an easier time finding healthy coping mechanisms and positive emotions, and can maintain supportive relationships. Therapists and counselors, as well as community support groups, can provide much-needed guidance. Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. Your mental health matters.

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Center for Family Medicine

APRIL 21, 2025

Types of sleep disorders Poor sleep is possible from an underlying illness or disorder. There are now sleep tracker rings, straps, and watches that monitor sleep quality, with some providing a sleep score. Some devices can provide helpful tips, leading to overall improvements in health and sleep.

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GeriPal

JULY 27, 2023

For those with serious illness, sleep problems and insomnia are all too common. Alex: Here, I thought it was just like a relationship tension and breakup song. And then you get the call from the family, they can’t sleep at night. Insomnia sucks. Chronic insomnia sucks even more. But okay, that’s better. Cathy: Yeah.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 2, 2022

She directs UCSF MERI’s patient, family, and clinician support with classes and consultation on resiliency, well-being, and grief. Rather they’re Ill, maybe they’re aging unsuccessfully, but never really resilient. Alex: First three words would be, family and history and diversity. Anne: Is there a movement?

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GeriPal

JUNE 8, 2023

Should we use Ozempic (if we can find it) in patients with serious illness, which often results in undesirable and profound weight loss? So my background clinically is working with cancer patients and families and those who underwent bone marrow transplant, and a lot of times for their treatment regimen, it includes steroids.

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GeriPal

MAY 5, 2022

We talk with Nick and Meg about: Why hearing loss is important not just in geriatrics but also for those caring for seriously ill individuals. COVID-19, masks, and hearing difficulty: Perspectives of healthcare providers. So this is a podcast going at the geriatricians and palliative care providers. Alex: Great story.

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Dr. Michael Bazel

APRIL 29, 2025

Why Preventive Care for Men Matters Preventive care isn’t just about treating illness when it arises; it’s about staying one step ahead of it. Testing should begin around age 35, or earlier if there’s a family history of cardiovascular issues. And remember, prevention is more than just screening for illness.

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Join me as I scope out the nuances of gastroesophageal reflux and gastritis and provide practical insights for clinicians in the emergency setting. uh, ill defined epigastric or chest pain, and it’s often worse by eating or lying down after meals. Current controversies and updates in pharmacological treatments.

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Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 13, 2025

However, at Mesa Family Physicians , we believe that preventive healthcare is the cornerstone of long-term wellness for our Mesa, Arizona community. Regular visits to your primary care physician at Mesa Family Physicians provide opportunities for early detection of potential health issues before they become serious problems.

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Mesa Family Physician

JUNE 11, 2025

Preventive Care: Your First Line of Defense Against Illness When it comes to your health, waiting until something goes wrong isn’t the best approach. Instead, adopting a preventive mindset can help reduce your risk of illness, improve long-term outcomes, and even limit the need for more serious interventions. Are they the same?

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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. Including them in providing more history and in discussions about testing and treatment plans for their parent benefits not only their parent, but also myself and my team. You get the picture, right?

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GeriPal

JUNE 27, 2024

** Claim your CME credit for EP315 “Anxiety in Late Life and Serious Illness” [link] Note : If you have not already registered for the annual CME subscription ( cost is $100 for a year’s worth of CME podcasts ), you can register here [link] For more info on the CME credit, go to [link] Disclosures: Moderators Drs. How are they feeling?

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Coping in the setting of serious illness. Coping in the setting of a serious illness about a patient encounter you had with somebody who used an. But if we’re going to have a family meeting, that’s a different circumstance. Should I laugh at that? laughter] Eric 03:38 All right, Dani, I’ ve got a question.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

Panelists Katie Fitzgerald Jones and Jessica Merlin have no relationships to disclose. Panelists Katie Fitzgerald Jones and Jessica Merlin have no relationships to disclose. Eric: And Alex, we’re going to be talking about substance use disorder and serious illness and aging, with three amazing experts. This is Eric Widera.

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Plum Health

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Discover the Best Primary Care in Michigan As an experienced doctor who has worked with thousands of patients across Michigan, I can confidently say that finding the right primary care provider is one of the most important decisions you can make for your health. A family pediatrician. What is Primary Care?

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

And in response, the family or patient looked at you like you were from another planet? Coming off as rote and scripted during a serious illness conversation can have a similar off-putting impact on patients and families. Links: – Uncanny Valley post on Josh’s fantastic substack Notes from a Family Meeting.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 29, 2024

Summary Transcript CME Summary Serious illness communication is hard. During the podcast, we reference a newly released second-edition book that our guests published titled “ Navigating Communication with Seriously Ill Patients: Balancing Honesty with Empathy and Hope.” Eric 01:42 So we’ ve got an exciting topic today.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary Communicating about a serious illness is hard. Last week’s podcast we talked about the challenge around miscommunication in serious illness. Sunita: Honestly, I’d be happy to provide the vocals. So I first want to just say thank you to Ernesto’s family. Maybe, no promises, maybe.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 25, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary In a JAMA 2020 systematic review of palliative care for non-cancer serious illness, Kieran Quinn found many positives, as we discussed on our podcast and in our editorial. Panelists David Bekelman, Lyndsay DeGroot, and Diah Martina have no relationships to disclose. AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The patient is sick and getting sicker, and refuses to let you talk with family or other members of her inner circle. We owe it to the patient to explore the reasons behind the “no,” commonly not wanting to be a burden to their family. Rather, most of us live and make decisions in relationship to one another. Nice to be here.

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GeriPal

JUNE 13, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary I always find cachexia in serious illness puzzling. I feel like I recognize it when I see it, but I struggle to give a clear definition or provide effective ways to address it. Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. Guest Eduardo Bruera has no relationships to disclose.

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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.

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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). Love to talk about also in the serious illness population. Eric: Yeah. Eric: Yeah.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Our loves, our triumphs, our failures, our work, our families. . Unpacking characteristics of spirituality through the lens of persons of colour living with serious illness: The need for nurse-based education to increase understanding of the spiritual dimension in healthcare. It’s since spread to over 70 VAs. Bennett, C.R.,

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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. But you worry that the advance directive does not provide enough guidance for the specific decision at Yael Jo, do you. Eric 14:23 Yeah.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

As she said, when you think about the hardest patients you’ve cared for, in nearly all cases there was some aspect of psychological illness involved. Today we talk with two psychologists who are deeply invested in addressing psychological aspects of care for people living with serious illness. That rings true to me.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The illness narratives suffering, healing, and the human condition. Panelists BJ Miller and Naomi Saks have no relationships to disclose. ” So there’s this element too, of what’s suffering in relationship to others, and can we compare? Hospital Chaplains, Spirituality, and Pain Management: A Qualitative Study.

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GeriPal

MAY 4, 2023

I wonder from a provider perspective, if you’re open to talking about your team. There’s all this stuff that we’re supposed to be doing at that stage of life and then you add the complexity of the serious illness. It is really difficult for the patients and the families. Eric: Yeah.

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GeriPal

JUNE 19, 2025

Eric 01:04 So we’re going to be talking about transgender health in older adults and those with serious illness. And this really allowed, I think, other people to celebrate themselves and the families, family members who are going through the same type of journey. Happy pride and thanks for the invitation, Alex and E.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 15, 2022

So I think as palliative care clinicians, we use narrative as we try to understand more about the persons that we’re caring for and their families. Been in the hospital four times, vented, been told the story to her family, she won’t live. Tell me about your illness. How did you get into this? Heather: Sure.

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GeriPal

JULY 28, 2022

GeriPal post on “fast food” style palliative care in chronic critical illness. This is my early father’s day gift from the family. But at that time I was struck by how in that field, there wasn’t a focus or really interest in symptom management and support for patients and their families. Transcript. Eric: Yeah.

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GeriPal

MAY 9, 2024

all of whom focus their efforts on educating the general public about living and dying with a serious illness. Why focus on the public rather than other health care providers? Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. Guests Matt Tyler, Sammy Winemaker and Hsien Seow have no relationships to disclose.

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GeriPal

APRIL 4, 2024

Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. Guest Laurie Dornbrand has no relationships to disclose. 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. What words to use? Is the POLST useful?

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GeriPal

MARCH 7, 2024

We’ve invited two death doulas, Jane Euler and John Loughnane (who is also a family doc and palliative care physician), to talk about the role of a doula at the end of life. He looked very ill. I’m unsure what they do, how often they’re used, and who pays for their work. Who do we have on with us today? Alex: End-of-life doulas.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 11, 2022

– Serious Illness Conversation Guide podcast. What I fell in love with and felt incredibly compelled by was the taking care of seriously ill patients and particularly helping them negotiate emotionally the experience of being very seriously ill. There was no conversation with the patient or the family about this.

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