Psychedelics – reasons for caution: Stacy Fischer, Brian Anderson, Theora Cimino
March 9, 2023
Psychedelics are having a moment. Enthusiasm is brimming. Legalization is moving forward in several states, following the lead of Oregon…
Gabapentinoids – Gabapentin and Pregabalin: Tasce Bongiovanni, Donovan Maust and Nisha Iyer
March 2, 2023
Gabapentin is the 10th most prescribed drug in the United States and use is increasing. In 2002, 1% of adults…
Involving the inner circle: Emily Largent, Anne Rohlfing, Lynn Flint & Anne Kelly
February 23, 2023
All Posts · Geriatrics · Healthcare · Hospice and Palliative Medicine (HPM) · Palliative Care · Social Work
You know when you walk out of a patient's room and have that sense, “This isn’t going to go well.”…
The Angry Patient: A podcast with Dani Chammas and Keri Brenner
February 16, 2023
All Posts · Geriatrics · Healthcare · Hospice and Palliative Medicine (HPM) · Palliative Care · Teaching
Think about the last time a patient yelled at you in anger. How did you react? The last time this…
What can we learn from simulations? Amber Barnato
February 9, 2023
All Posts · Geriatrics · Healthcare · Hospice and Palliative Medicine (HPM) · Palliative Care · Teaching
Amber Barnato is an expert in simulation studies. A health services researcher and palliative care physician, Amber lauds the ability…
Negotiation and Dispute Resolution: A Podcast with Lee Lindquist and Alaine Murawski
December 29, 2022
From discussing “taking away the keys to the car” for a cognitively impaired older adult to decisions to limit life…
Is it time for geriatricians to get on board with lecanemab? Jason Karlawish and Ken Covinsky
December 15, 2022
We’ve talked at length on prior podcasts about the failures of aducanumab, Biogen, and the FDA’s decision to approve it. …
Assisted Living Communities: Podcast with Sheryl Zimmerman, Kenny Lam, and Ken Covinsky
November 17, 2022
Assisted Living Communities (no longer preferable to call them Assisted Living Facilities, as we learned on the podcast) are…what, exactly? …
Avoiding the Uncanny Valley in Serious Illness Communication: Josh Briscoe
September 22, 2022
Have you ever had that moment when talking to a patient, when you realized that the phrase you just uttered,…
Aortic Stenosis, TAVRs, and Code Status: A Podcast with Gwen Bernacki and Ashok Krishnaswami
September 15, 2022
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has revolutionized the treatment of valvular heart disease for patients with severe aortic stenosis, a…