New Prognostic Models for Older Adults: Alex Lee, James Deardorff, Sei Lee
October 27, 2022
Dr. Faith Fitzgerald once quipped that prognostic modeling is the “punctilious quantification of the amorphous.” She has a point. Prognosis…
Demystifying the Role of HHS and ASPE in Guiding Federal Aging Policy and Priorities with Dr. Tisamarie Sherry
October 20, 2022
The Department of Health and Human Services helps to guide billions of dollars in investment and direction in research, policy,…
Updates in ID and Nephrology: Lona Mody, Rasheeda Hall, Devika Nair, Sonali Advani
October 13, 2022
When I’m on service these days there is inevitably a moment when a resident says “Patient so-and-so is on X”…
Evidence-Based Messaging for Serious Illness Care: A Podcast with Tony Back and Marian Grant
October 6, 2022
Earlier this year palliative care was the correct response to the following clue on the game show Jeopardy: From a…
Advanced Pain Management in Cancer: Janet Abrahm
September 29, 2022
Have you had difficulty managing a particular type of cancer pain? For me it’s radiation induced mucositis/esophagitis. Janet Abrahm is…
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…
Prolonged Grief Disorder: Holly Prigerson
September 8, 2022
Holly Prigerson recalls the moments in which she started investigating prolonged grief disorder. She recalls being “a social scientist [Holly]…
Social Workers as Leaders on Palliative Care Teams: A Podcast with Barbara Jones
September 1, 2022
In day-to-day practice, It’s hard to imagine providing excellent hospice or palliative care services without access to a team social…
Private Equity Gobbling Up Hospices plus Hospice and Dementia: Melissa Aldridge, Krista Harrison, & Lauren Hunt
August 25, 2022
Two major shifts are transforming the landscape of hospice. First, private equity firms are gobbling up hospices. As Melissa Aldridge,…