Updates in Prognosis for COVID: Is it really true that 88% of patients on ventilators don’t make it?
April 24, 2020
There has been a lot of talk about a new study in JAMA on the outcomes of hospitalized patients in…
Life Right After the Surge: A Podcast with NYU Clinicians Ab Brody and Audrey Tan
April 23, 2020
The peak hospitalizations and deaths in New York City hit around April 7th. Life though in hospitals in New York…
Palliative Care In the Era of Covid
April 22, 2020
by: Helen Kao My sister, who is immune-compromised from breast cancer treatment, confided to me a few weeks ago, “I’m…
The State of COVID19 in Boston: Podcast with Zara Cooper, Rachelle Bernacki, and Ricky Leiter
April 21, 2020
In today’s podcast we talk with Zara Cooper, Rachelle Bernacki, and Ricky Leiterabout the state of COVID at the Brigham…
Therapeutic Presence in the Time of COVID: Podcast with Keri Brenner and Dani Chammas
April 14, 2020
“It’s not about perfection… it’s about connection.” – Keri Brenner This week’s podcast features a dynamic duo of palliative care…
How are hospices responding to the COVID pandemic? Podcast with Kai Romero and Todd Cote
April 10, 2020
The vast majority of hospice services are delivered in patient’s homes or other places of residence like nursing homes. This…
Catastrophic Thinking and COVID19
April 8, 2020
by: Sarah Stroe I’m going to cut right to the chase- I am not doing well with the pandemic we…
COVID in Long Term Care: Podcast with Jim Wright and David Grabowski
April 6, 2020
Imagine that you are the medical director of a large (>150 bed) nursing home. Two-thirds of the patients in the…
What is the prognosis of COVID-19?
April 6, 2020
by: Eric Widera (@ewidera) —— Note: for the most up-to-date information on prognosis in COVID, please go to the GeriPal…
COVID in New York 3: Podcast with Audrey Chun and Sheila Barton
April 4, 2020
In today’s podcast we talk with Audrey Chun, Professor in the Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at Mount Sinai,…