Doctor On Demand

APRIL 16, 2025

Virtual visits can diagnose colds, flu , or allergies and help you manage symptoms at home. Determine the likely cause : The doctor will diagnose whether it’s likely a viral infection, bacterial illness, allergies, or another condition. Tell the doctor if you’ve had other recent illnesses or allergies.

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PEMBlog

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The role of lifestyle and dietary modifications in management. Management of gastritis and the consideration of Helicobacter pylori infection. Gastroesophageal Reflux: Management Guidance for the Pediatrician. They do, though, have distinct pathophysiologies and management strategies. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr.

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GeriPal

JUNE 8, 2023

And yet we’re also in a different place in diabetes monitoring and management. Should we use Ozempic (if we can find it) in patients with serious illness, which often results in undesirable and profound weight loss? Eric: And you can probably tell already, the topic at hand is diabetes management in late life. Happy to be here.

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Dr. Michael Bazel

APRIL 29, 2025

The truth is, men are statistically more likely to delay medical visits, putting themselves at higher risk for conditions that could have been detected early and managed effectively. 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.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 23, 2025

Emily 06:11 Yeah, we definitely have a pill for every ill. Within the VA , there’s a program called Whole Health, which is really about trying to engage patients in many different modalities for pain management and just self care. So acupuncture, Tai Chi, Yoga, mindfulness and physical therapy, chiropractor. Learned a lot.

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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. Great to be here.

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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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GeriPal

JUNE 12, 2025

The physics and mathematics that went into radiation therapy planning. Eric 04:49 Drew me to the field physics and math. So we need to have a discussion upfront about how we’re managing the patient’s pain. Anish, can I ask you why you went into radiation oncology? Anish 04:13 Yeah. So it’s a good question.

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GeriPal

MAY 8, 2025

We’ll discuss three recent clinical trials involving patients with serious illness, joined by our guests James Downar , Ali John Zarrabi , and Margaret Ross. We’re going to be talking about new research in psilocybin in serious illness. This is Eric Widera. Alex 00:03 This is Alex Smith. Thats a lot of S s. I’m fine.

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Mesa Family Physician

MARCH 13, 2025

The Hidden Benefits of Regular Check-ups You Might Be Missing Many residents of Mesa and the surrounding Arizona communities don’t realize that preventive care goes far beyond just “checking the box” for your annual physical. Preventive care is most effective when it’s consistent and proactive.

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Plum Health

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Whether you’re managing a chronic condition, seeking preventive care, or dealing with an urgent health issue, primary care is the foundation of good health. It’s where you turn for regular check-ups, advice on staying healthy, and help with managing any chronic illnesses like diabetes or hypertension. A family pediatrician.

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Plum Health

OCTOBER 11, 2024

It's the first point of contact for all your medical needs, from routine check-ups to managing chronic conditions. These services go beyond treating illnesses; they aim to keep you healthy in the first place. Building a relationship with your primary care doctor should be a priority.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Coming off as rote and scripted during a serious illness conversation can have a similar off-putting impact on patients and families. One bump is just the classic pitfalls we often talk about in serious illness communication: being very jargony, very information focused, and just providing information. It flows very well. Eric: Yeah.

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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. Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. Who do we have with us today?

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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. And I would say we weren’t doing training on symptom management, for example.

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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. In their communities?

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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

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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Edge Family Medicine

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Regular physical exams at Edge Family Medicine are essential for maintaining your health and well-being. Whether you’re dealing with a chronic condition or simply maintaining wellness, regular physical exams are a key component of long-term health. Why Schedule Regular Physical Exams? This ensures your care stays on track.

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GeriPal

JULY 28, 2022

GeriPal post on “fast food” style palliative care in chronic critical illness. 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. Additional links: Editorial on Areej’s study. Palliative care in lung and GI cancers.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Hospital Chaplains, Spirituality, and Pain Management: A Qualitative Study. Pain Manag Nurs. The illness narratives suffering, healing, and the human condition. Panelists BJ Miller and Naomi Saks have no relationships to disclose. It’s the relationships to the world. 2023 Dec 20:S1524-9042(23)00202-3.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 8, 2022

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. What Mattered Then, Now, and Always: Illness Narratives From Persons of Color. Tell me about your illness.

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GeriPal

JULY 21, 2022

Love to talk about also in the serious illness population. Or somebody who has other physical cognitive problems at any age. Emmy: So that older person or person with maybe terminal illness or developing impairments, it might make sense for them to just keep driving because they don’t have a good replacement. Eric: Yeah.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. Guest hosts Lynn Flint and Anne Kelly have no relationships to disclose. Not the most common circumstances that people with serious illness face where attention and understanding of what my goals and values are. Alex: And, it means pain management. Alex: Okay.

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GeriPal

MARCH 6, 2025

link] PEACH Good Wishes Program A program that provides meaningful gifts for unhoused individuals who are terminally ill. So we’re going to be today talking about serious illness palliative care in the homelessness population. I’ll just throw out there people with serious illness experiencing homelessness.

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GeriPal

MAY 12, 2022

In this podcast, we cover a great deal of ground, including: Early challenges Dr. Raj faced in pain management: access to opioids, corruption, a system that doesn’t see addressing suffering as a priority. What she called total pain, physical, psychosocial, and spiritual, and she started addressing it. What do you think about that?

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 15, 2022

So during the dissertation, that was a method for my PhD research and that’s related to… I was learning about African American elders experiences of psych-social-spiritual healing and serious illness. Tell me about your illness. And then we get into those deep ear questions, tell me about you, tell me your illness.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 11, 2024

To be eligible in Canada patients must have a “ grievous and irremediable ” condition, including disability ; they do not have to have a terminal illness with a prognosis of less than 6 months. A planned expansion of MAID to include people with mental illness was placed on hold until March 2024. So less than six months to live.

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GeriPal

JULY 11, 2024

Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. Guests Kirsten Engel, Sarah Gillespie-Heyman, Brittany Waterman, & Amy Johnson have no relationships to disclose. So folks that are having refractory ascites or refractory encephalopathies, challenging emotional symptom management as well.

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GeriPal

MAY 22, 2025

Jenny Chen is a palliative care fellow at Yale who regularly sings for her seriously ill patients. A music therapist would use music deliberately to achieve a rehabilitation goal, just like a physical therapist or an occupational therapist. Relationships are usually more complicated. I am not a board certified. And we’re.

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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. Gender expression is your physical outward manifestation of how you express your gender identity. We did do another LGBT Care for Older Adults in Serious Illness Population with Carrie Kendrian and Angela Primbos.

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GeriPal

JUNE 15, 2023

I actually like reading books and the physical,” and what the internet 2.0 Because the in serious illness care and care for older adults, their care is often very complex. Is there a true relationship with that? We should build models to identify symptoms, to do proactive symptom management, and AI can totally do that.

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GeriPal

MAY 4, 2023

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. If there’s a serious illness, all of a sudden, you’re in this place where now you’re struggling between this growing independence and also then this dependence that you may have.

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GeriPal

MARCH 13, 2025

The second is an idea that Michael and Balfour Mount were really, I think, instrumental in articulating, which is this idea that healing is possible through the course of serious illness. I loved the relationship that we developed and the fun we had. A good prescriber, a good symptom control manager. by Kearney. And they did.

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GeriPal

APRIL 24, 2025

If its potentially unsafe, but has robust evidence, well thats most of the treatments we offer seriously ill patients! Do elements of care that are often administered to seriously ill patients count? That could include a robust home care plan to manage his symptoms. If its low evidence but not unsafe, not generally an issue.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Kate and Ashwin talked about their research on the prevalence of lifetime trauma and its association with physical and psychosocial health among adults at the end of life. Physical symptoms like pain, dyspnea, fatigue, psychological symptoms, depression, loneliness, and then some of the social experiences as well, like social isolation.

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GeriPal

APRIL 13, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary Social connections impact our health in profound ways, whether it is the support we receive from family and friends in navigating serious illness, the joy from shared social activities, or connecting with our community. But then recognizing that our relationships impact our health even outside the context of stress.

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