Palliative Care, Chronic Pain, and the Opioid Epidemic: GeriPal Podcast with Jessie Merlin
December 5, 2017
I recently had the fortune to hear Dr. Kathy Foley talk about palliative care and the opioid epidemic. First, let…
Tom Gill on Distressing Symptoms, Disability, and Hospice
November 22, 2017
In this week’s GeriPal Podcast, sponsored also by the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, we talk with Tom Gill,…
Gretchen Schwarze on Uncertainty, Scenario Planning, and American Pie
October 11, 2017
Advance Care Planning · Communication · Geriatrics · Hospice and Palliative Medicine (HPM) · Surgery
This week’s GeriPal podcast features vascular surgeon, researcher, and bioethicist Gretchen Schwarze from the University of Wisconsin. We talk with…
Geripal Podcast: Zara Cooper on Trauma Surgery and Geripal
September 1, 2017
If you were talking to a geriatric trauma surgeon, wouldn’t you think you’d be talking about surgery in older adults…
How to have a code status conversation with Laura Petrillo and a live studio audience
August 23, 2017
In the summer we usually cover a basic topic for the early stage learners, i.e.the new crop of medical students,…
Vicki Jackson and David Ryan on “Living with Cancer”
August 10, 2017
Symbiosis. Remember the idea that the fish and the sea turtles live in symbiosis? The fish eat the algae and…
Suzanne Gordon on The Battle for Veteran’s Healthcare
August 1, 2017
There’s a mismatch between what you read about in the papers and the debates on capitol hill about the VA…
Bringing Community Partners Together to Improve the Care of Older Adults: An Interview with Anna Chodos
July 22, 2017
For this week’s podcast, we interview Anna Chodos, Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine and Division of Geriatrics at…
How to Recommend to Stop Cancer Screening: An Interview with Nancy Shoenborn
June 17, 2017
What should you say to your older patient when it’s time to stop cancer screening? This week’s GeriPal Podcast features…
GeriPal Podcast: Vanessa Grubbs on Hundreds of Interlaced Fingers
June 9, 2017
Today’s GeriPal Podcast features Vanessa Grubbs, a nephrologist and Associate Professor of Medicine at UCSF. She has blogged before for…