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Maria Ansari, MD, FACC, named to Modern Healthcare’s list of 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives

Permanente Medicine

Kaiser Permanente is comprised of the Permanente Medical Groups and Kaiser Foundation Health Plans and Hospitals. The complete list of honorees and their profiles are available at 50 Most Influential Clinical Executives – 2025 | Modern Healthcare and in the June 9 issue of Modern Healthcare magazine. million Kaiser Permanente members.

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William Condrell, MD now offering a more personalized approach to healthcare with theConcierge Choice from Concierge Choice Physicians

Concierge Choice Physicians

His excellence is recognized by many, as he was awarded Top Doctor by Washingtonian Magazine every year for more than ten years. No patients are dismissed, and referral networks remain intact. Dr. Condrell launched his program because of the high demand for his attention and support. “All of my patients are important to me.

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Normalcy, Introspection, & the Experience of Serious Illness: Bill Gardner, Juliet Jacobsen, and Brad Stuart

GeriPal

Alex: She’s also associate professor at Massachusetts General Hospital in Harvard Medical School. And I get to play a Bob Dylan song that’s been on my bucket list to learn. I am honored to introduce Bill Gardner, who’s a child psychologist and professor of psychiatry and epidemiology at the University of Ottawa. Was it April 1st?”

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What is going on with MAID in Canada? Bill Gardner, Leonie Herx, & Sonu Gaind

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary Four percent of deaths in Canada are due to Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID). Four percent. The number of people who have used MAID in Canada since it was legalized in 2016 has increased year on year from about 1,000 people in the first year to over 13,000 people in 2022. It is the slippery slope made real. Oh my gosh.

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Hospice in Prison Part 1: An interview with Michele DiTomas and Keith Knauf

GeriPal

Michele: Yeah, so in May of 2018, there was an article by Suleika Jaouad in the New York Times Magazine, and they spent about two weeks in our hospice with us learning about the work that’s done. Afterwards, we chat with the prison’s chaplain, Keith Knauf. And it’s an incredibly compelling place to work. Eric: Yeah. Alex: Yeah.

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Potentially Unsafe Low-evidence Treatments: Adam Marks, Laura Taylor, & Jill Schneiderhan

GeriPal

Rhymes with mullet (On the podcast we debate using the French pronunciation, though it sounds the same as the French word for chicken). We discuss an article they wrote about PULET for the American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, including: What makes a PULET a PULET? Key ingredients are both potentially unsafe and low evidence.

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Hospice in Prison Part 2: An interview with the Pastoral Care Workers

GeriPal

But the other was she read an article about our hospice in the May of 2018 New York Times magazine. He taught us a little about the different flowers and plants, and along the way a little about why he does what he does. One story that Allan told perfectly sums this up. We have pictures of this online on our GeriPal website.

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