Hospice News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In the study, researchers present the case of an independent 87-year-old woman with moderate dementia admitted to the hospital with pneumonia. Additionally, among beneficiaries who died between 2006 and 2011, one in eight toggled between a hospital and an SNF during their final year of life, the study found.

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary What does the future hold for geriatrics? Historically, answers generally lamented the ever increasing need for geriatrics without a corresponding growth in the number of specialists in the field. On today’s podcast, we are going to do a deep dive on the future of geriatrics with three amazing guests.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Many links: VA Presents: My Life, My Story: George: A Voice To Be Heard on Apple Podcasts. Eric’s blog post on Dignity Therapy from 2011. Summary Transcript Summary. Eric and I weren’t sure what to call this podcast – storytelling and medicine? Narrative medicine? Because that really is what this is about. Wonderful work.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 15, 2022

So I allow family members to be present if they want them to. Alex: This is Alex Smith. Eric: And Alex, who do we have with us today? Welcome to the GeriPal podcast, Heather. Heather, since you started off with the song request, I’ll start off with you. Why is this a research focus of you? How did you get into this? Heather: Sure.

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Just for the audience, we’re talking about, the NIA and the AA have been doing these frameworks since what, 2011? Heather: But is that people who have presented because of some cognitive or memory concern? Eric: Can I take a step back real quick just for the audience? I’m going to let Heather go next. Mainly for research.

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GeriPal

APRIL 13, 2023

We’re also delight to welcome Carla Perissinotto, who is a geriatrician palliative care doc at UCSF in the division of geriatrics. I moved to Baltimore in 2015 and did clinical fellowship in geriatrics. Welcome back to the GeriPal podcast. Carla: Thanks so much. Nice to see you all. You just knew it? Thomas: Yeah, yeah.

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