Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHow can We Improve Surgery for Older Adults? Unpacking the ACS Geriatric Surgery Verification Program
Episode 422
In 2019, the American College of Surgeons launched the Geriatric Surgery Verification (GSV) Program to provide evidence-based standards hospitals cou…
9 hours ago
Can We Prevent Cognitive Decline in Aging? Multi-Domain Trials with Laura Baker and Ellen Binder
Episode 421
Can we prevent age-related cognitive decline, and perhaps even head off Alzheimer's disease and related dementias before they start?
Pharmaceutical c…
1 week ago
When to Start or Stop Statins in Older Adults: Tim Anderson, Rita Redberg, Mike Rich
Episode 420
In 1987, lovastatin became the first FDA-approved statin in the United States. Four decades later, statins are among the most frequently prescribed m…
2 weeks ago
Hot New Drugs in Palliative Care: Max Stevenson, Alex McPherson, and Nisha Iyer
Episode 419
When you think of palliative care pharmacotherapy, you probably think about the tried-and-true mainstays of our field like morphine, haloperidol, and…
3 weeks ago
Interactive Maps of Aging: Judy Salerno and Lindsay Goldman
Episode 418
Love the story Judy Solerno tells at the start of this podcast. The story is about how John Snow, the father of modern epidemiology, mapped out cases…
4 weeks ago
Flu, COVID, RSV, & Shingles Vaccines in Older Adults: Ken Schmader and Sharon Brangman
Episode 417
Just in time for respiratory virus season, this episode of the podcast breaks down essential vaccine guidance for older adults. From flu, COVID-19, a…
1 month ago
Financial Mistakes and Exploitation in Dementia: Lauren Nicholas, Duke Han, Jason Karlawish
Episode 416
Difficulty managing money is often one of the earliest signs of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, frequently appearing years before an offic…
1 month, 1 week ago
Weight loss, GLP-1s and Sarcopenia: A Podcast with John Batsis, Shen Dewar, Aruna Josyula
Episode 415
GLP-1 receptor agonists (the "Ozempics of the world") have been a truly revolutionary pharmacological advance in modern medicine. In randomized contr…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Who Should Palliative Care See? Diane Meier, Bob Arnold, and Justin Sanders
Episode 414
As Diane Meier remarks to start today's podcast, palliative care has come a long way from the days when we were the "brink of death" consult. We're s…
2 months, 1 week ago
LATE vs Alzheimer's: Biomarkers, Mixed Dementia, and Clinical Realities with Nate Chin & Sterling Johnson
Episode 413
Up until just a couple years ago, an 85-year-old patient presenting with gradual, amnestic memory loss was almost automatically presumed to have Alzh…
2 months, 2 weeks ago