Deprescribing Super Special Part II: Podcast with Elizabeth Bayliss, Ariel Green, and Kevin McConeghy
August 4, 2022
A year ago we did our first “Deprescribing Super Special”. Today we are coming back for more (or less given…
Palliative care for cancer: Podcast with Jennifer Temel and Areej El-Jawahri
July 28, 2022
We are fortunate today to interview two oncologists whose research has catapulted palliative care forward: Jennifer Temel, author of the…
Time to stop driving? Podcast with Emmy Betz and Terri Cassidy
July 21, 2022
The science of balancing safety and independence of older drivers has come a long way. Some key points from our…
What Lessons Have We Learned from the First COVID Surges? Jim Wright & Darrell Owens
July 14, 2022
“Imagine that you are the medical director of a large (>150 bed) nursing home. Two-thirds of the patients in the…
Exploring the Nature of Chronic Pain with Haider Warraich
July 7, 2022
On today’s podcast we welcome back Haider Warraich to talk about pain. Now this may surprise our frequent listeners as…
Dementia and high risk surgery: Joel Weissman and Samir Shah
June 30, 2022
You have a patient with dementia severe enough that she cannot recognize relatives. She falls and breaks her hip. Should…
How to discuss stopping screening: Mara Schonberg
June 23, 2022
Cancer screening is designed to detect slow growing cancers that on average take 10 years to cause harm. The benefits…
Palliative Care in A Conflict Zone: Help Us Support Our Hospice and Palliative Care Colleagues in Ukraine
June 20, 2022
Stories from our colleagues in Ukraine have been both inspiring and troubling. Staff has been working overtime with fewer resources,…
Managing Urinary Symptoms and UTI’s in Older Adults
June 16, 2022
There are a lot of old myths out there about managing urinary tract symptoms and UTI’s in older adults. For…
Who should get Palliative Care? Kate Courtright
June 9, 2022
In the US, geriatrics “grew up” as an academic profession with a heavy research base. This was in part due…