Frailty and Resilience: A Podcast with Linda Fried
Frailty. What the heck is it? Why does it matter? How do we recognize it and if we do recognize it, is there anything we can do about it? On today’s…
GeriPal’s Newsletter is Moving
Hey GeriPal readers and listeners, A very quick update. The GeriPal podcast is changing our service provider that our newsletter uses. If you are already signed up for the newsletter, you…
All things Amyloid, including Aducanumab and Amyloid PET scans with Gil Rabinovici
There are no currently approved disease modifying drugs for Alzheimer’s disease, but in a couple months that may change. In July of 2021, the FDA will consider approval of a human…
The Problem of Alzheimer’s: A Podcast with Jason Karlawish
Where are we with Alzheimers? Are we about to see a revolution in how we diagnose and treat it with Amyloid PET scans and the amyloid antibody aducanumab (which is currently…
LGBT Care for Older Adults and Serious Illness: Podcast with Carey Candrian & Angela Primbas
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) older adults have lived through a lifetime of discrimination, social stigma, prejudice, and marginalization. Is the care that we are giving them in later life…
Crisis Communication and Grief in the Emergency Department: A Podcast with Naomi George and Kai Romero
The Emergency Department (ED) is a hard place to have serious illness discussions, whether it be goals of care or code status discussions, or whether or not to consider intubation…
The Geriatric 5M Approach to Telemedicine Assessment: A Podcast with Lauren Moo
On todays podcast, we have Lauren Moo, a cognitive behavioral neurologist who has been doing video visits well before the COVID-19 pandemic to decrease the need for travel and to…
Reducing serious fall-related injuries: an interview with NEJM STRIDE Study author Tom Gill
Every year, about a third of older adults fall. About one in five of those falls result in moderate to severe injury. What can we do to help not only…
COVID in New York 3: Podcast with Audrey Chun and Sheila Barton
In today's podcast we talk with Audrey Chun, Professor in the Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Sheila Barton, a social worker in the Geriatrics practice…
Uncovering Medication Related Problems: A Podcast with Mike Steinman and Francesca Nicosia
"Tell me about the problems you have with your medications." A simple open-ended question that is probably rarely asked, but goes beyond the traditional problems that clinicians worry about, like…