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…
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…
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…
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…
What We Now Know About COVID Prevention and Treatment: A Podcast with Monica Gandhi
June 2, 2022
We are two and a half years into the COVID pandemic. We’ve lived through lockdowns, toilet paper shortages, mask mandates,…
Should we prioritize the unvaccincated for treatment? Govind Persad and Emily Largent
May 26, 2022
It’s been a while since we’ve done a Covid/bioethics podcast (see prior ethics podcasts here, here, here, and here). But…
Rethinking Opioid Conversions: Mary Lynn McPherson and Drew Rosielle
May 19, 2022
A patient is on morphine and you want to convert it to another opioid like hydromorphone (dilaudid). How do…
Hearing Loss in Geriatrics and Palliative Care: A Podcast with Nick Reed and Meg Wallhagen
May 5, 2022
Think about the last time you attended a talk on communication skills or goals of care discussions. Was there any…
Poetry about Aging: Marilyn McEntyre and Guy Micco
March 31, 2022
In her essay “Why Read a Poem in a Time Like This?”, Marilyn McEntyre writes: All of us need it.…