Living with and studying serious illness: Podcast with Randy Curtis
September 16, 2021
Randy Curtis, a paragon of palliative care research, was diagnosed with ALS in March. Randy is in a unique position…
Palliative Care’s Diversity Problem: A Podcast with Lindsay Bell, Tessie October, and Riba Kelsey
September 9, 2021
Palliative care has a diversity problem. The workforce of palliative care looks nothing like the patient population that we care…
Grief and Academia: Podcast with Krista Harrison
September 2, 2021
Much has been written in geriatrics and palliative care about anticipatory grief, about the grief of caregivers, and even the…
#AcademicLifeHacks: A Podcast About Tips and Tricks to Thrive in Academic Medicine
August 26, 2021
Today’s podcast is on academic life hacks, those tips and tricks we have seen and developed over the years to…
Loneliness and Social Isolation: Podcast with Carla Perissinotto and Ashwin Kotwal
August 19, 2021
Loneliness is different than isolation and solitude. Loneliness is a subjective feeling where the connections we need are greater than…
Aducanumab (Aduhelm) for the Treatment of Alzheimers: A Podcast with Aaron Kesselheim and Jason Karlawish
July 29, 2021
On June 7th, 2021 FDA approved the amyloid beta-directed antibody aducanumab (Aduhelm) for the Treatment of Alzheimers. This approval of…
Cannabis in Older Adults: A Podcast with Bree Johnston and Ben Han
July 22, 2021
Cannabis use by older adults has increased substantially over the last decade, a trend that has paralleled the legalization of…
Polypharmacy and Deprescribing Super Special: Podcast with Anna Parks, Matthew Growdon, and Mike Steinman
July 15, 2021
In a new study in JAGS, Matthew Growdon found that the average number of medications people with dementia took in…
Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE): A Podcast with Dan Drake and Jay Luxenberg
July 8, 2021
Older adults often turn to institutional settings like nursing homes when they need more help than they can get at…
Race/ethnic differences in end-of-life care: Podcast with Rashmi Sharma and Zhi Jia
July 1, 2021
We have made remarkable progress in reducing the use of feeding tubes for patients with advanced dementia.This has been due…