Plum Health

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

As a doctor with experience in both primary care and urgent care , I’ve seen firsthand how urgent care centers have become a lifeline for many patients. Minor fractures, infections, cuts requiring stitches, and flu-like symptoms are all things urgent care centers can treat. What is Urgent Care? Why Choose Urgent Care?

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GeriPal

JULY 27, 2023

For those with serious illness, sleep problems and insomnia are all too common. Alex: And we have Cathy Alessi, who is a geriatrician, Director of the Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Care Center at the VA, greater Los Angeles and Professor of Medicine at UCLA. Summary Transcript Summary Insomnia. We’ve all had it.

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PEMBlog

JUNE 14, 2023

This episode is a co-production of the Emergency Medical Services for Children Innovation and Improvement Center whose mission is to minimize morbidity and mortality of acutely ill and injured children across the emergency continuum. It is also the final episode in a 5 episode series focused on agitation in children and adolescents.

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PEMBlog

MAY 31, 2023

When we think of managing agitated patients we think of medicines – but that shouldn’t be our first option. However, medications can be adjuncts to non-pharmacologic means to help keep agitated children safe from harm. It is also episode 3 in a 5 episode series focused on agitation in children and adolescents.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 23, 2025

Today, we explore four fascinating studies highlighting innovative approaches to reducing medication use and improving patient outcomes. Patients received brochures detailing the risks of gabapentinoids, nonpharmacologic alternatives, and a proposed deprescribing regimen (see here for the brochure ). in the usual care group.

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AMMD

MARCH 27, 2025

In contrast, we in functional medicine view the body as a whole unit working together — with your gut being the center of it all. (1) Leaky gut syndrome is a condition that can set you on the path to chronic illness. If your gut is healthy, chances are you are too. These are just a few symptoms of leaky gut syndrome. 1) Let me explain.

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The Clinical Problem Solvers

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Learn tangible ways to center the Indigenous communities in advocacy efforts at the interpersonal and institutional level. Indigenous Peoples continue to suffer disproportionately from health inequities, mental illness, poverty, climate change and police brutality, all of which have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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GeriPal

APRIL 27, 2023

We deepen ourselves into the fabric of care and we make healthcare work for people who are seriously ill. Palliative Care the Next Generation: How the Service May Grow and Evolve AccentCare , a portfolio company of private equity firm Advent International, is another example. We’ve got a very large palliative care practice,” Rodgers told PCN.

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PEMBlog

MAY 17, 2023

Furthermore, the connection between physical and functional symptoms is inextricably linked in many patients. Diagnostic yield of head CT in pediatric emergency department patients with acute psychosis or hallucinations. Why then do we persist with the “is it medical/organic or psych” question? Government.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 4, 2022

My take home from this is that while the most preferred explanation for deprescribing statins and sedative-hypnotics is one focused on the risk of side effects, we also need to individualize it to the patient and the medication that they are taking. Welcome, Ariel. Ariel: Thanks. I’m excited to be here. Kevin: Thank you. Another in JAG.

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GeriPal

MARCH 14, 2024

This simple challenge was focused on putting ourselves in the shoes of our patients with dysphagia who are prescribed thickened liquids. And I think that we’re at this kind of crossroads right now in dysphagia, and dysphagia management where our patients are suffering. We revisit it, and make things better for our patients.

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GeriPal

JUNE 8, 2023

When I’m on palliative care consults and attending in our hospice unit we have to counsel patients about deprescribing and de-intensifying diabetes medications. And we invited Tamryn Gray from the Dana Farber joins us to ask insightful questions, including: What blood sugar range should we target for patients in the nursing home or hospice?

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GeriPal

JUNE 12, 2025

Summary Transcript CME Summary If you’re anything like me, you might find the process of what happens to patients when they visit a radiation oncologist somewhat mysterious. Anish 01:02 Well, I speak, you know, from a physician lens of some of the patients that I get referred, and by the time there’s. Emily, welcome to GeriPal.

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GeriPal

JUNE 27, 2024

How, though, do we navigate anxiety and help our patients who may end up in the anxiety spiral that becomes so hard to get out of? Summary Transcript Summary “Anxiety is a lot like a toddler. It never stops talking, tells you you’re wrong about everything, and wakes you up at 3 a.m.”

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StorytellERdoc

MARCH 18, 2020

Being an ER physician facing this dilemma on the front lines of a large emergency and trauma center, I am also bearing witness to the more daunting picture of this dilemma--the mental and physical effects Covid-19 is having on our patients as well as on all of us. Be patient when you are frustrated. We are all scared.

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GeriPal

MAY 8, 2025

Summary Transcript CME Summary Weve covered psychedelics on the podcast beforefirst in 2019 with Ira Byock, where we explored their potential role in medicine , and then again in 2023 with Stacy Fischer, Brian Anderson, and Theora Cimino, focusing on the reasons to approach psychedelic use in patients with caution. This is Eric Widera.

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StorytellERdoc

MAY 7, 2020

Her fingers entwine the plastic Minnie Mouse bracelet she is wearing, given to her by a patient with leukemia. He signs off the last of information on his seventh patient to his replacement, sharing the important medications, vitals, activities, and care-plan in depth. She walks into her house. This is the life of a nurse.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

We start off the conversation by talking about whether patients with cancer and cancer pain are really that different, and their paper that was just published on January 11 th in JAMA Oncology showing that substance use disorder is not uncommon in individuals with cancer. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024.

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Rao Doctor

APRIL 3, 2025

In my previous article I covered the types of illness and the causes. Rectal method is more appropriate for infants, children and unconscious or comatose patients who are not able to hold the thermometer in their mouth. Understanding the patient’s medical history is crucial for an accurate diagnosis.

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

We are going to tackle this question and so many more about coping on this week’s podcast with Dani Chammas , a recurring GeriPal guest, psychiatrist, and palliative care doc at UCSF, and Amanda Moment , a Palliative Care Social Worker at Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center. Coping in the setting of serious illness.

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Plum Health

OCTOBER 11, 2024

This guide will help you understand the different types of clinics and services they offer, so you can make an informed decision about where to seek medical care. These services go beyond treating illnesses; they aim to keep you healthy in the first place. Do you prefer a full-service medical center or a walk-in clinic?

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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. He also found gaps, including very few studies of patients with lung disease, and little impact of trials on quality of life.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Have you ever had that moment when talking to a patient, when you realized that the phrase you just uttered, which you’ve uttered a hundred times before, came out rote and scripted? And in response, the family or patient looked at you like you were from another planet? Summary Transcript Summary. Yeah, I’ve been there too. Josh: I do.

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Illness IT Patient-Centered Patients 101

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. This week we dive into the challenges with communication when it comes to life sustaining treatments and CPR. This is Eric Widera. Alex: This is Alex Smith.

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GeriPal

JUNE 13, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary I always find cachexia in serious illness puzzling. In today’s podcast, we had the opportunity to learn from a renowned expert in palliative care, Eduardo Bruera, about cachexia and anorexia in serious illness. Guest Eduardo Bruera has no relationships to disclose. Eduardo 00:57 Thanks.

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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. But watch out!

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GeriPal

MARCH 9, 2023

Early data on efficacy in patients with anxiety and demoralization are promising. Two of our guests today, Stacy Fischer and Brian Anderson, are involved in large multicenter trials of psychedelics for patients with advanced cancer (Fischer) or life-limiting illness (Anderson). Research is exploding. Alex: Yeah, yeah, it does.

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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. This is Eric Widera. Alex 01:24 This is Alex Smith. Alex 02:21 For Eric 02:21 For unrepresented older adults. Can you guys do that one? Eric 02:39 Absolutely.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Thats my main take-home point after learning from our three guests today when talking about trauma-informed care, an approach that highlights key principles including safety, trustworthiness, peer support, collaboration, empowerment, and cultural sensitivity. Eric 00:15 And we have three guests to help us talk about trauma informed care.

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GeriPal

JUNE 15, 2023

Alex: And we have Matt DeCamp, who’s joining from the University of Colorado, where he is a primary care internist and bioethicist at the Center for Bioethics and Humanities. Hallucinations, or when the AI lies or b *s, then denies it When the AI approaches sentience, is it ethical to unplug it? Charlotta: Thank you.

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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 23, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary You know when you walk out of a patient’s room and have that sense, “This isn’t going to go well.” The patient is sick and getting sicker, and refuses to let you talk with family or other members of her inner circle. Should you stop at “no?” That’s a huge amount of news all at once. This is Eric Widera.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 24, 2024

If you believe the evidence for efficacy to manage symptoms like neuropathic pain, how do you even start to think about recommending these products to patients? If you believe the evidence for efficacy to manage symptoms like neuropathic pain, how do you even start to think about recommending these products to patients?

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

First, a clinician’s thoughts must be encoded into words, then transmitted often via sounds, and finally decoded back to thoughts by a patient or family member. Patient Values: Three Important Questions-Tell me more? Simple, right? What else? This is Eric Widera. Shunichi, welcome back to GeriPal. Shunichi: Thank you for having me.

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GeriPal

MAY 22, 2025

We start each podcast with a song in part to shift the frame, taking people out of their academic selves and into a more informal conversation. Jenny Chen is a palliative care fellow at Yale who regularly sings for her seriously ill patients. Look for Jenny to potentially appear on the show Americas Got Talent (no lie).

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Earlier this year palliative care was the correct response to the following clue on the game show Jeopardy: From a Latin word for “to cloak”, it’s the type of care given to seriously ill patients to provide comfort without curing. So what do we do about it? Why is this different from clinical communication skills? Transcript.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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