GeriPal

MARCH 6, 2025

He had this disseminated head and neck cancer and he had tried to get care before and due to his mental illness, he couldn’t follow up for cancer care. We have world class primary care, cancer care, palliative care. Naheed 17:53 Yeah, they want connection, they want relationship, they want, meaning.

Healthcare 100

Healthcare IT Community Illness 100

GeriPal

AUGUST 11, 2022

Today we have the honor of interviewing Susan Block, MD, one of the pioneering leaders in the fields of palliative care, particularly psychosocial aspects of palliative care. We delighted to be joined by Brian Block, pulmonary/critical care faculty at UCSF and frequent guest host on GeriPal…and also nephew to Susan.

Illness 109

Illness IT Families Family 109

GeriPal

MAY 18, 2023

I feel like geriatricians have a, maybe it’s more of a hate/hate relationship with NSAIDs right now. Ruining the patient doctor relationship because you get into a fight about what anti-coagulants should be on. But it doesn’t mean avoid it in all situations. In many situations it might be a great choice.

Medical 97

Medical IT Patients Clinic 97

GeriPal

APRIL 10, 2025

It was like this patient is on hospice and call the case manager to figure out how the patient ended up here. So we did have a clinical decision support pop up that said, hey, this patient has serious illness, why don’t you go have a goals of care discussion? No difference in their primary outcome. No, no, no.

Patient-Centered 77

Patient-Centered Hospital IT Patients 77

GeriPal

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

So thinking about addressing trauma as part of our management of other symptoms can be really helpful or at least taking a trauma informed lens to our medical approach. Much of my training has been in, in sort of the medical management and symptom management of a patient at the end of their life and thinking about how we do that.

Patient-Centered 66

Patient-Centered IT Screening Patients 66

GeriPal

APRIL 24, 2025

And we were able to engage in a conversation about providing him the best care possible while he continues to engage in this therapy. That could include a robust home care plan to manage his symptoms. Widera and Smith have no relationships to disclose. And that’s how it segued into this hospice conversation.

Patient-Centered 77

Patient-Centered IT Patients Illness 77

GeriPal

MARCH 27, 2025

Today we are delighted to welcome Jennifer Wolff, Sydney Dy, and Danny Scerpella, who conducted a pragmatic trial of advance care planning (ACP) in primary care practices; and Jasmine Santoyo-Olsson, who wrote an accompanying commentary in JAMA Internal Medicine. Jennifer, welcome to the GeriPal Podcast.

Primary Care 79

Primary Care IT Clinic Illness 79

GeriPal

JULY 7, 2022

Well, Haider has an intimate relationship with pain, having experienced chronic pain himself and now having dove deep into the latest research on pain for his new book The Song of Our Scars: The Untold Story of Pain. . And I was an internal medicine resident. Eric: And you actually interviewed Eric, right? Haider: Yeah.

Patient-Centered 105

Patient-Centered Physicals IT Patients 105