Every deep drawn breath: Podcast with Wes Ely
November 18, 2021
Though “breath” is in the title of Wes Ely’s book (and his song choice by the Police), relationships are its…
The Messiness of Medical Decision Making in Advanced Illness: A Podcast with James Tulsky
November 11, 2021
Anyone who cares for individuals with serious illness must live in a messy space where tough conversations about treatment decisions…
Reducing Prolonged Admissions: Podcast with Kenny Lam, Jessica Eng, Sarah Hooper, and Anne Fabiny
November 4, 2021
“The secret sauce of the Transitions, Referral and Coordination (TRAC) team was including a lawyer.” This is brilliant and will…
Meaningful Activities: Podcast with Anna Oh and Theresa Allison
October 28, 2021
Most studies in geriatrics have used metrics such as survival time or disability in activities of daily living as their…
“Real world” eligibility for aducanumab: A Podcast with Tim Anderson and Marco Canevelli
October 21, 2021
The FDA label for the amyloid antibody aducanumab (Aduhelm) started off exceedingly broad, basically including anyone with Alzheimer’s disease, but…
Primary Palliative Care for Cancer: Podcast with Yael Schenker and Bob Arnold
October 14, 2021
“The take home message of this study is NOT that primary palliative care does not work.” So says Yael Schenker of…
Time Limited Trials in the ICU: A Podcast with Dong Chang and Richard Leiter
October 7, 2021
Time-limited trials. We’ve all probably used them before. We meet with patients and families. We agree to either start or…
Is nudging patients ethical? Podcast with Jenny Blumenthal-Barby and Scott Halpern
September 30, 2021
I’m going to start this introduction the way Eric ended our podcast. You are a GeriPal listener. Like us, you…
Living with and studying serious illness: Podcast with Randy Curtis
September 16, 2021
Randy Curtis, a paragon of palliative care research, was diagnosed with ALS in March. Randy is in a unique position…
Palliative Care’s Diversity Problem: A Podcast with Lindsay Bell, Tessie October, and Riba Kelsey
September 9, 2021
Palliative care has a diversity problem. The workforce of palliative care looks nothing like the patient population that we care…