In this week’s episode, we dig into two deceptively simple questions: When does someone become a cancer survivor, and should…
In today’s podcast we were delighted to be joined by the presenters of the top scientific abstracts for the Annual…
Things are changing quickly in the Alzheimer’s space. We now have biomarkers that can reasonably approximate the degree of amyloid…
It is a battle royale on this week’s GeriPal podcast. In one corner, weighing in at decades of experience, well…
It’s another deprescribing super special on today’s GeriPal Podcast, where we delve into the latest research on deprescribing medications prescribed…
Many older adults lose decision-making capacity during serious illnesses, and a significant percentage lack family or friends to assist with…
We’ve talked a lot before about integrating psychiatry into palliative care (see here and here for two examples). Still, we…
Surrogate decision making has some issues. Surrogates often either don’t know what patients would want, or think they know but…
We’ve covered stories before. With Liz Salmi, Anne Kelly, and Preeti Malani we talked about stories written up in the…
Denial. Substance use. Venting. Positive reframing. Humor. Acceptance. All of these are ways we cope with stressful situations. Some we…
Falls are very common among older adults but often go unreported or untreated by healthcare providers. There may be lots…