Podcast Episodes

Why We Need QI Collaboratives: Guests Steve Pantilat, David Currow, and Arif Kamal

Episode 386

In a recent episode of the GeriPal podcast, we explored whether the field of palliative care is in need of saving—and, if so, how to save it—with gu…

3 days, 12 hours ago

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Is Attending to Clinician Distress Our Job? Sara Johnson, Yael Schenker, & Anne Kelly

Episode 385

Have you had one of those consults in which you're thinking, huh, sounds like the patient's goals are clear, it's really that the clinician consultin…

3 weeks, 3 days ago

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Rehab and Death in Skilled Nursing Facilities: Sarguni Singh, Christian Furman, and Lynn Flint

Episode 384

In this week's podcast, we sit down with Drs. Sarguni Singh, Christian Furman, and Lynn Flint, three authors of the recent Journal of the American G…

1 month ago

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Inflammaging: Brian Andonian, Sara LaHue, Joe Hippensteel

Episode 383

Six years ago we had John Newman on GeriPal to talk about Geroscience (Song choice Who Wants to Live Forever by Queen, perfect selection).  John expl…

1 month, 1 week ago

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The Chaplain and the Doctor: A Podcast with Betty Clark and Jessica Zitter

Episode 382

In this week's episode, we delve into the powerful documentary The Chaplain and The Doctor with two extraordinary guests: Betty Clark, the chaplain a…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

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A Strategic Path Forward for Hospice & Palliative Care: Ira Byock, Kristi Newport, Brynn Bowman

Episode 381

In June of 2025, hospice and palliative care pioneer Ira Byock published a white paper outlining the urgent challenges facing the field today. In a n…

1 month, 4 weeks ago

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Palliative Care in Sickle Cell: Craig Blinderman, Stephanie Kiser, Eberechi Nwogu-Onyemkpa

Episode 380

Today's topic on palliative care for sickle cell disease may raise eyebrows with some of you.  You might think, wait, now we're doing sickle cell?  O…

2 months ago

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Medical Billing and Coding in Geriatrics: Peter Hollmann, Ken Koncilja, and Audrey Chun

Episode 379

Last month, the "Billing Boys"—Chris Jones and Phil Rodgers—joined the GeriPal podcast to demystify medical billing and coding in palliative care. T…

2 months, 1 week ago

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Rethinking Slow Codes: Gina Piscitello, Parker Crutchfield, Jason Wasserman

Episode 378

I'm going to begin with a wonderful quote from a recent editorial in Bioethics by our guests Parker Crutchfield & Jason Wasserman. This quote illustr…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

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GeriPal Live! at NPCRC Foley Retreat: Dio Kavalieratos, Prasanna Ananth, Alexi Wright

Episode 377

This is the second GeriPal podcast we've recorded live using this format, see this link to our prior podcast at the Center to Advance Palliative Car…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

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