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Buprenorphine Use in Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Zachary Sager and Janet Ho

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Our experts include Katie Fitzgerald Jones (palliative nurse practitioner and doctoral student at Boston College), Zachary Sager (palliative care physician at the Boston VA and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute), and Janet Ho (physician at UCSF in addiction medicine and palliative care). Good review on buprenorphine for pain.

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Storycatching: Podcast with Heather Coats and Thor Ringler

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We discussed it with today’s guests Heather Coats, palliative care NP-scientist, and Thor Ringler, poet. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing, 22 (5):392-400 / PMID: 32740304. Journal of Palliative Medicine , 23 (6), [link]. Summary Transcript Summary. Narrative medicine? Because that really is what this is about.

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Is it time for geriatricians to get on board with lecanemab? Jason Karlawish and Ken Covinsky

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Alex: Today we are delighted to welcome Heather Coats, who’s a palliative care nurse practitioner and scientist and Director of Research at the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, or HPNA, an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado and Schutz College of Nursing. Alex: This is Alex Smith.