GeriPal Live from Sao Paulo! Eduardo Ferriolli, Marlon Aliberti, & Edison Iglesias
April 23, 2026
Eric and I were delighted to be invited to Brazil to give a series of presentations in Sao Paulo at…
400th Episode Celebration: Ask Us Anything, Hot Ones-style
April 16, 2026
Lynn Flint and Anne Kelly join as hosts in a reprise of last year’s ask us anything format. Thank you…
Rural Palliative Care: Karl Bezak, Jeanie Youngwerth, Adie Goldberg, and Gregg Vandekieft
April 9, 2026
Rural populations in the United States face unique healthcare challenges. These communities tend to be older, have higher mortality rates,…
Leadership, Quality, and the Future of Hospice: Guests Chris Comeaux and Cordt Kassner
March 5, 2026
Today we’re doing something different. Today, dear listeners, you get two podcasts for the price of one! (OK, our podcasts…
Unilateral DNR? Gina Piscitello, Erin DeMartino, Will Parker
February 19, 2026
Do you think your hospital should allow unilateral DNR orders? Under what circumstances? Through what process? Do you think that…
The Role of Specialty Palliative Care in Cancer Surgery: Rebecca Aslakson & Myrick Shinall
January 29, 2026
Recent randomized controlled trials have shown that routine perioperative palliative care does not improve outcomes for patients undergoing curative-intent cancer…
The Future of Palliative Care? Community-Based Models with Alan Chiu, Mindy Stewart-Coffee, and Ben Thompson
January 22, 2026
“I just want to say one word to you. One word. Plastics… There’s a great future in plastics.” This iconic…
Uncertainty In Medicine: Jonathan Ilgen and Gurpreet Dhaliwal
January 15, 2026
All Posts · Decision Making · Diagnosis · Geriatrics · Hospice and Palliative Medicine (HPM) · Palliative Care · Prognosis
The only certainty in medicine is uncertainty. It touches every aspect of clinical practice, from diagnosis to treatment to prognosis…
Why We Need QI Collaboratives: Guests Steve Pantilat, David Currow, and Arif Kamal
January 8, 2026
In a recent episode of the GeriPal podcast, we explored whether the field of palliative care is in need of…
Is Attending to Clinician Distress Our Job? Sara Johnson, Yael Schenker, & Anne Kelly
December 18, 2025
All Posts · Geriatrics · Hospice and Palliative Medicine (HPM) · Palliative Care · Social Work · Stress
Have you had one of those consults in which you’re thinking, huh, sounds like the patient’s goals are clear, it’s…