Hospice News
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Wu added that with only 10 members, the palliative care team is “small but mighty” and includes physicians, a nurse practitioner, a nurse social worker, a pharmacist, a chaplain and an administrator. Wu said the program, which continually changes, addresses wellness as it relates to systems effectiveness, the team and the individual.
Chicago Caregiving
JUNE 29, 2023
Step One Learn about what’s going on Start with a clear understanding of your loved one’s medical condition and care team, says Julie Fohrman, a gerontologist who founded North Shore Geriatric Care Management in Lake Forest. Employers — yours or your loved one’s — may offer caregiver support, such as access to social workers.
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GeriPal
JUNE 22, 2023
Through a series of events, I started working as a consultant to the Department of Corrections in around 2006, and I was assigned to the California Medical Facility. They’re going to get older, they’re going to struggle with geriatric conditions, and they’re going to need palliative services and eventually end-of-life care.
GeriPal
MARCH 9, 2023
Psilocybin, the most commonly used psychedelic, increases heart rate and blood pressure, which may potentially lead to cardiovascular events. To Brian’s point, that we are also integrating chaplains, social workers, it’s not necessarily two psychotherapists. Most participants are White and well-resourced.
GeriPal
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
Summary Transcript Summary Last week we talked about a trial of a nurse and social worker outpatient palliative care intervention published in JAMA. He’s a geriatrician and palliative care doc/researcher in the UCSF Division of Geriatrics. Good to see you. Ashwin, welcome back. Ashwin: Thanks for having me.
GeriPal
JULY 6, 2023
Alex: And we are delight to welcome Lindsey Yourman, who is a geriatrician, she’s a longtime friend and mentee, and is now a peer and is a key component of the ePrognosis working group and helped originate the ideas that led to ePrognosis and she’s now San Diego County’s Chief Geriatrics Officer. Welcome to GeriPal, Lindsey.
GeriPal
OCTOBER 26, 2023
That’s why we do this podcast- to address real world issues in palliative care, geriatrics, and bioethics. They’re really great, the palliative care social worker and chaplain. It’s these activities that you’re talking about, these goals, these trips, these events, these meaningful activities.
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