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GeriPal - A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Podcast

Feb 27, 2025

Much like deprescribing, we plan to revisit certain high impact and dynamic topics frequently.  Substance use disorder is one of those complex issues in which clinical practice is changing rapidly.  You can listen to our prior podcasts on substance use disorder here, here, here, and here.

Today we talk with experts...


Feb 20, 2025

Trauma is a universal experience, and our approach as health care providers to trauma should be universal as well. That’s my main take-home point after learning from our three guests today when talking about trauma-informed care, an approach that highlights key principles including safety, trustworthiness,...


Feb 13, 2025

In today’s podcast we were delighted to be joined by the presenters of the top scientific abstracts for the Annual Assembly of the American Academy of  Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) and the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Nurses Association (HPNA).  Eric and I interviewed these presenters at the meeting on...


Feb 6, 2025

Things are changing quickly in the Alzheimer’s space. We now have biomarkers that can reasonably approximate the degree of amyloid build-up in the brain with a simple blood test.  We have two new FDA-approved medications that reduce that amyloid buildup and modestly slow down the progression of the disease.  So, the...