Daily Nurse

JUNE 15, 2023

How has AI integration become more prevalent with technological advancements in the healthcare field? When accessing health-related information, AI-powered chatbots can provide accurate information and direct consumers to relevant health facilities, even in areas with limited resources.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Carmen: Yeah.

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GeriPal

APRIL 4, 2024

The Cruzan ruling led to a flood of interest in Advance Directives, and eventually to the Patient Self Determination Act, which mandates provision of information about advanced directives to all hospitalized patients. Other states set lower bars, including oral assignment of surrogate decision-makers. AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™.

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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. Talk to their healthcare providers, research conditions, and seek support groups.

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GeriPal

JULY 27, 2023

We have Brienne Miner who is a geriatrician and sleep specialist and assistant professor at Yale in geriatrics. Alex: And we have Cathy Alessi, who is a geriatrician, Director of the Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Care Center at the VA, greater Los Angeles and Professor of Medicine at UCLA. Brienne: Thank you for having me.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

I’d hazard that maybe half the patients I care for at the intersection of geriatrics and palliative care fall in the gray zone. The supporter might offer note-taking or they might come and help with interpreting information or they might help in doing some comparative reasoning exercises.

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GeriPal

MAY 5, 2022

Screening for addressing hearing loss should be an integral part of what we do in geriatrics and palliative care, but it often is either a passing thought or completely ignored. On today’s podcast, we talk to Nick Reed and Meg Wallhagen about hearing loss in geriatrics and palliative care. How to screen for hearing loss.

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GeriPal

JUNE 15, 2023

We talk on this podcast about potential uses of AI in geriatrics and palliative care with natural language processing guru Charlotta Lindvall from DFCI, bioethicists and internist Matt DeCamp from University of Colorado, and prognosis wizard Sei Lee from UCSF. Sei Lee is Professor of Medicine at UCSF in the division of geriatrics.

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Hospice News

MARCH 22, 2024

McMahon ascended to the role in 2021, serving in various other positions at UnitedHealth Group since 2003, including executive vice president of enterprise operations and CEO of Optum Rx, among other management positions in finance, information technology and operations. We are thrilled to announce Dr. Sean C.

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Daily Nurse

AUGUST 7, 2023

There are certification courses that are available for healthcare providers to take as well,” explains Robin Arends, DNP, CNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-CE, CNE, FAAN, FAANP, the APRN Program Director at South Dakota State University as well as a nurse practitioner at Avel eCare. It is important to stay current with this trend.

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GeriPal

APRIL 26, 2024

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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GeriPal

JULY 21, 2022

Because I don’t think we think about that so much in palliative care, but we do in geriatrics. Eric: But before we jump into talking to your patients about driving retirement cessation, let’s talk about what is the role of the healthcare professional in this at all? Is it you, Emmy? Emmy: It is. Eric: What’s the song?

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Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing

JULY 25, 2023

Medical professionals, usually neurologists or geriatric specialists, employ a combination of clinical assessments, medical history review, and imaging tests to reach a diagnosis. Build a care team that includes healthcare professionals, caregivers , therapists, and support services to address various needs and challenges.

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GeriPal

APRIL 11, 2024

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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AlayaCare

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

According to the 2021 Home Care Benchmarking Study , 6 out of the top 20 marketing sources for home care clients came from healthcare professional referrals. Think outside of healthcare too. She has a passion for writing and wanting to keep others informed – especially when it comes to searching for senior care options.

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AlayaCare

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

According to the 2021 Home Care Benchmarking Study , 6 out of the top 20 marketing sources for home care clients came from healthcare professional referrals. Think outside of healthcare too. Other healthcare professionals. Senior and geriatric advisors. One example could be a local house cleaning business or a pharmacy.

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Shining Light Hospice

MARCH 27, 2023

Hospice teams typically include primary healthcare physicians, specialists such as pain management doctors, nurses, home health aides (if applicable), social workers, counselors, chaplains/spiritual advisors, therapists, and volunteers. Contact us today for more information.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

CDC’s Injury Center created this initiative for healthcare providers who treat older adults who are at risk of falling, or who may have fallen in the past. Of the more than 1 in 4 older adults who fall, more than half of those who fall don’t tell their healthcare provider. Why is this important?

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Minority Nurse

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

As the population in the United States ages, healthy aging is going to become a concern for a growing segment of people and the healthcare teams that care for them. And nurses and families can introduce the idea of planning for healthcare emergencies with advance directives.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit. But the cancer specific databases just don’t have this information. It’s opening this stock box of, all of a sudden, now what do I do with this information? Katie: Yeah.

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GeriPal

MARCH 10, 2022

On today’s podcast we dive into drivers of invasive procedures and hospitalizations in advanced dementia by talking to some pretty brilliant nursing and nurse practitioner researchers focused on dementia, geriatrics, and palliative care in nursing homes: Ruth Palan Lopez, Caroline Stephens, Joan Carpenter, and Lauren Hunt. Ruth: Thank you.

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Nurse.com

OCTOBER 26, 2022

You can care for pediatric patients, students, adults, or geriatric patients. Our paper can inform workforce policy and workforce development,” says Barnett. They are well-informed researchers, educators, health policymakers, and outstanding clinicians,” says Gary. Nurses have their fingers on the pulse of America.

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GeriPal

APRIL 6, 2023

Alex Practice-PC Program Information: UCSF’s Practice-PC program is now accepting applications for the 2023-2024 year. These hick pick codes are available to any chaplain in a healthcare system. Really important person, who later in his life got very interested in healthcare. It’s now available.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 5, 2023

And I have gone through my not-so-long career, but it’s coming up on nine years now, seeing the way that we have talked about CPR in such problematic ways, in ways that really do not enable true informed consent. And I think a lot of that leads to extreme moral distress. Sunita: Oh, yeah.

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GeriPal

MARCH 7, 2024

And then, I did a lot of introspection and realized that I’ve actually been doing this for folks in an informal way, family church members and friends, but I didn’t do it so well with my own mother. ” I spent 32 years in information technology, would you believe, and switched over to this full time a few years ago.

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The Nurse Break

MAY 24, 2022

To really specialise, it is important to focus your skill development and to seek additional qualifications and evidence-based practice that is informed by recent research with older people- as it’s a field that is increasing rapidly. Geriatric complications and preventable complications. dr kasia bail.

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GeriPal

JUNE 22, 2023

We start off part one by interviewing Michele DiTomas, who has been the longstanding Medical Director of the Hospice unit and currently is also the Chief Medical Executive for the Palliative care Initiative with the California Correctional Healthcare Services. It was built in 1955, so it wasn’t designed for a geriatric population.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Hartford Foundation with a grant to the Institute for Healthcare Improvement in partnership with the Catholic Health Care Hospitals of America and the American Hospital Association. Hartford, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, and the American Hospital Association. CHAP is helping to create that vision.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 27, 2022

She’s an epidemiologist and assistant professor of medicine in the UCSF Division of Geriatrics. Alex Smith: And we’re delighted to welcome back James Deardorff, who is a geriatrician and research fellow in the UCSF Division of Geriatrics. Welcome to the GeriPal podcast, Alex. Alex Lee: Thank you. Happy to be here.

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Chicago Caregiving

APRIL 20, 2022

Covid-19 was the number one cause of death for people ages 45 to 84 in January 2022 , followed by heart disease and cancer, according to The Peterson Center on Healthcare and KFF. Covid-19 statistics illustrate why older adults are right to be prudent. Age itself can make older adults more vulnerable.

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The Nurse Break

JANUARY 16, 2023

We cover what a career looks like, how to become a nurse in Australia, ethics and principles, information on salaries, useful links to other resources that you need to read, information on death and dying (a reality of nursing) and much more! Nurses perform one of the most important roles in society and healthcare.

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GeriPal

MARCH 14, 2024

Some of our healthcare systems are hard, and challenging, and I think that it’s time that we have a change. I think there’s maybe a little bit of debate as to when those turn from being just normal age related changes to then being something more, but it happens in many different areas of healthcare. Eric: Lovely.

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GeriPal

JUNE 8, 2023

Alex Smith: And we’re delighted to welcome back Alex Lee, who’s an epidemiologist and assistant professor at UCSF in the division of geriatrics. Nadine: I think for our geriatric friends that listen to the podcast, there’s a lot of discussion about de-intensifying management as people age. Happy to be here.

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GeriPal

MAY 9, 2024

Matt Tyler (aka Pallidad for those on Twitter ): Matt is the Hospice and Palliative care doctor who created How To Train Your Doctor , which helps patients living with serious illness find tips on “owning” their healthcare plan on his Instagram and YouTube pages. He was also the one who we have to thank for suggesting this podcast!

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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Minority Nurse

JUNE 23, 2023

At that time, I formed a relationship with the center director and about 18 months later, she helped me form a plan to become a Registered Nurse and work my way into my position at NCPC as a Specialist in Poison Information (SPI). After a year spent working as a SPI, I sat for my national certification exam and became a Certified SPI.

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