Physician's Weekly

JUNE 13, 2025

There is robust data regarding the importance of patient connection and engagement in the hospital and clinic setting. This can be done by maintaining a directory of community resources and making referrals during patient visits. Connect patients with local resources such as food banks, housing assistance, and mental health services.

Chronic Disease Management 52

Chronic Disease Management Community Education Chronic Disease 52

The Physicians Foundation

AUGUST 15, 2024

The clinic offers referrals to specialists, conducts free cancer screenings, provides medication vouchers and engages in extensive public health education efforts. His dedication to this cause should serve as an inspiration to the entire medical community.” In July 2024, The Physicians Foundation also honored E. Mirna Mohanraj, M.D. ,

Primary Care 40

Primary Care Community Chronic Disease Management Education 40

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Analyzing the Health and Retirement Study, she found 60% of older adults screened positive for depression in the last year of life (related study here ). We saw that around 60% of people were screening positive for depression in the last month before death. Or is it that I’m just not screening? That’s a lot.

Mental Health 122

Mental Health Patient-Centered Illness Screening 122

GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

After discussing screening options for substance use disorder, we go on to talk about both the treatments for it and the issues that arise. Jessie, last time we had you on in 2017, we asked you the question, should palliative care fellowship training include management of chronic pain? Jessie, welcome back to GeriPal. Katie: Yeah.

Illness 136

Illness Patient-Centered Screening Clinic 136

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

So it’s just a wide-opening lens that most of us never really get to see if we’re on the hospital-based side. I was like, “I have all these things I’m doing in the hospital to try to make people better and then I might be sending them right back to a big hazardous environment.” Eric: Oh, no.

Community 114

Community Transportation IT PCP 114

GeriPal

JUNE 5, 2025

The obstacles hindering referrals to palliative care services. We also take a dive into these 2 articles that Connie first authored: Palliative care in nursing homes: A qualitative study on referral criteria and implications for research and practice. And so I tried to get her actually to pain management, and I couldn’t.

Nurse Practitioner 78

Nurse Practitioner Referral Consulting Board-Certified 78

GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Because a lot of my colleagues, who are like transplant coordinators for example, are asking, “Can you help us better screened for which older adults would be fit enough to go for transplant? There’s really no added extra resource or time that the coordinators really need to put to doing the screening, themselves.

Patient-Centered 129

Patient-Centered IT Patients Clinic 129