Barton Associates

JUNE 19, 2025

In fact, hospitals, clinics, and other facilities are already reeling from a shortage of providers and it’s hurting patients— according to the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) , tens of millions of Americans live in areas with shortages of primary care, dental, and mental health professionals.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

So I make the point, they often say, “Oh, you have this special population,” like pediatrics, where it’s 10% or something. So falls, mobility concerns, polypharmacy, comorbidities, nutrition, social support, and mental health. William: Not the future, but the present. Do you worry about that?

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GeriPal

JULY 11, 2024

And, you know, I just thought it was a really special song. We get a bit of, in the veteran population, kind of a mix of a lot of mental health issues thrown into these comorbid illnesses, including cirrhosis, but it’s usually the decompensated cirrhotics or the folks with liver cancer and cirrhosis, or one of both.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The more we can notice that, the more we can actually be present for that family and actually see how they’re experiencing it. With the mental health, we pulled out the medical model. Naomi: Well, I have a special place of not being a doctor within this great group of people. Eric: How do you think about it, Naomi?

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GeriPal

APRIL 6, 2023

Today we have a star-studded lineup, including Lexy Torke of Indiana University, who discusses her RCT of a chaplaincy intervention for surrogates of patients in the ICU , published in JPSM and plenary presentation at AAHPM/HPNA. That’s one thing that I thought was really helpful and appreciate. But I guess a couple things.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 31, 2023

He studies the mental health system in the ways in which it has failed children and adolescents, and he writes about his experience with cancer in a blog, the Billgardner.substack.com, Billgardner, one word. I was asking about what was going to be special about the trip or if they were going to do things with their family.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

And so even being asked, you know, like, it’s very hard for an individual to feel, to say, yes, I’ve had recurrent trauma in my life and that’s affected my mental health, my physical health, my cognitive health, et cetera. Mariah 25:13 Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration, saa.

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