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10 Tips to Find the Best Diabetes Doctor for Type 2 Diabetes

Dr. Zaar

Choosing the right diabetes doctor can make a major difference in how effectively your condition is managed, your quality of life, and your long-term health outcomes. Look for Board Certification and Credentials Make sure the doctor is board-certified in endocrinology or internal medicine.

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Palliative Care Pioneer: Susan Block

GeriPal

Susan led the Project on Death in America’s Faculty Scholars program , used her dual training in internal medicine and psychiatry to shine a light on psychosocial aspects of palliative care, and founded the Department of Psychosocial Care at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. . Brian: Thanks so much.

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Trauma-Informed Care: A Podcast with Mariah Robertson, Kate Duchowny, and Ashwin Kotwal

GeriPal

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. Mariah discussed her JAGS paper on applying a trauma-informed approach to home visits. Mariah, welcome to the GeriPal Podcast. Mariah 00:29 Glad to be here. Here we go.

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PC for People Experiencing Homelessness: Naheed Dosani

GeriPal

We discuss the principles of harm reduction, social determinants of health, and trauma informed care. And it just really upset me internally that we were living in a society where we were letting people fall through the cracks again, again, again and again at the end of life. Today we discuss: What is the best terminology?

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Plenary Abstracts at AAHPM/HPNA: Yael Schenker, Na Ouyang, Marie Bakitas

GeriPal

How to be sensitive to the risks of stereotyping based on recommendations from the few members of the board to the many heterogeneous patients served? I’m Marie Bakitas, and I’m a professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and also the associate Director of the center for Palliative and Supportive Care.

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Anti-Asian Hate: Russell Jeung, Lingsheng Li, & Jessica Eng

GeriPal

Lingsheng (and I) recently published studies on this in JAMA Internal Medicine , and JAGS. Ongoing reports from patients about anti-Asian hate experiences Should clinicians screen for Anti-Asian hate? Ongoing reports from patients about anti-Asian hate experiences Should clinicians screen for Anti-Asian hate?

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Exploring the Nature of Chronic Pain with Haider Warraich

GeriPal

So take a listen and if you are up for it, check out some of Haider’s other books including Modern Death: How Medicine Changed the End of Life and State of the Heart: Exploring the History, Science, and Future of Cardiac Disease. . Haider is a physician at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and the VA in Boston. This is hurting me.