Lost in Translation: Google’s Translation of Palliative Care to ‘Do-Nothing Care’
May 20, 2019
by: Cynthia X. Pan, MD, FACP, AGSF (@Cxpan5X) My colleagues often ask me: “Why are Chinese patients so resistant to…
Delirium: A podcast with Sharon Inouye
May 2, 2019
In this week’s GeriPal podcast we discuss delirium, with a focus on prevention. We are joined by internationally acclaimed delirium…
Are Palliative Care Providers Better Prognosticators? A Podcast with Bob Gramling
April 25, 2019
Estimating prognosis is hard and clinicians get very little training on how to do it. Maybe that is one of…
Language Matters: Podcast with Brian Block and Anna DeForest
March 25, 2019
One of our first GeriPal posts was titled “Rant on Terminology,” by Patrice Villars, NP. In the spirit of looking…
Serious Illness Conversation Guide: Podcast with Rachelle Bernacki and Jo Paladino
March 14, 2019
Today’s podcast is something special. First it was our first live podcast at the annual meeting of the American Academy…
GeriPal Podcasting Guide for Geriatrics, Hospice, and Palliative Care
March 11, 2019
We are gearing up for the live broadcast of the GeriPal Podcast at the AAHPM / HPNA Annual meeting on…
GeriPal – Pallimed Swamp Crawl at #HPM19
March 5, 2019
The Annual Assembly of Hospice and Palliative Care is only a week away, and it is time to announce the…
Time to Remove Feeding Tubes from POLST: Podcast with Susan Tolle and Elizabeth Eckstrom
February 15, 2019
Advance Care Planning · Geriatrics · Hospice and Palliative Medicine (HPM) · Portable Medical Orders (POLST)
In the 1990s, Susan Tolle helped create the POLST. Now she and Elizabeth Eckstrom want to change it. And personally,…
The Future of Palliative Care
February 11, 2019
by: Olivia Gamboa, MD (@Liv_g_g) As palliative care providers, we are lucky to be a part of a relatively new…
The Grey Continuum Between Specialty and Primary Palliative Care Social Work: A Podcast with Bridget Sumser
February 8, 2019
On this week’s podcast we have Bridget Sumser, a clinical palliative care social worker, board member for the Advanced Palliative…