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Spiritual Care in Palliative Care: A Podcast with Allison Kestenbaum, Katy Hyman, and Paul Galchutt
Episode 196
I don't consider myself spiritual. For some in palliative care, this would be considered heresy as we are told "everyone is spiritual." But, hey, I…
4 years, 1 month ago
Every deep drawn breath: Podcast with Wes Ely
Episode 195
Though "breath" is in the title of Wes Ely's book (and his song choice by the Police), relationships are its beating heart.
The book operates on two…
4 years, 1 month ago
The Messiness of Medical Decision Making in Advanced Illness: A Podcast with James Tulsky
Episode 194
Anyone who cares for individuals with serious illness must live in a messy space where tough conversations about treatment decisions are common and c…
4 years, 2 months ago
Reducing Prolonged Admissions: Podcast with Kenny Lam, Jessica Eng, Sarah Hooper, and Anne Fabiny
Episode 193
"The secret sauce of the Transitions, Referral and Coordination (TRAC) team was including a lawyer." This is brilliant and will ring true to those …
4 years, 2 months ago
Meaningful Activities: Podcast with Anna Oh and Theresa Allison
Most studies in geriatrics have used metrics such as survival time or disability in activities of daily living as their outcome measure. Many pallia…
4 years, 2 months ago
"Real world" eligibility for aducanumab: A Podcast with Tim Anderson and Marco Canevelli
Episode 191
The FDA label for the amyloid antibody aducanumab (Aduhelm) started off exceedingly broad, basically including anyone with Alzheimer's disease, but w…
4 years, 2 months ago
Primary Palliative Care for Cancer: Podcast with Yael Schenker and Bob Arnold
Episode 190
"The take home message of this study is NOT that primary palliative care does not work." So says Yael Schenker of the negative study of an oncology…
4 years, 3 months ago
Time Limited Trials in the ICU: A Podcast with Dong Chang and Richard Leiter
Episode 189
Time-limited trials. We've all probably used them before. We meet with patients and families. We agree to either start or continue a particular trea…
4 years, 3 months ago
Is nudging patients ethical? Podcast with Jenny Blumenthal-Barby and Scott Halpern
Episode 188
I'm going to start this introduction the way Eric ended our podcast.
You are a GeriPal listener. Like us, you care deeply about our shared mission o…
4 years, 3 months ago
Living with and studying serious illness: Podcast with Randy Curtis
Episode 187
Randy Curtis, a paragon of palliative care research, was diagnosed with ALS in March.
Randy is in a unique position as someone who studies and care…
4 years, 3 months ago