Palliative care clinicians and #ALS specialists have slightly different views of the unmet palliative needs of patients living with #ALS, great paper by Kara Bischoff onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/g... Keri Brenner: “it’s not about perfection, it’s about connection” Superb episode @ewidera.bsky.social @alexsmithmd.bsky.social

Guest Victor Montori's book, "Why We Revolt," decries the Industrialization of #healthcare. Clinicians become busier & patients are tasked with more work to self manage. #medsky 👉 Full episode at bit.ly/GeriPalEp367 😀 Hosts @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social 😀 Guest: Victor Montori

Art in Medical Education: How art museums can enhance empathy & awareness, and create deeper team bonds for health care professionals. #medsky   👉 Full episode: bit.ly/GeriPalEp368 😀 Hosts @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social 😀 Guests: Amy Klein, Laura Morrison, and Gordon Wood

JAGS Remains Committed to Scientific Principles That Support Better Health and Function for All Older Adults: Disparities, Diversity in Research, and Respectful Discourse. #geriatrics @alexsmithmd.bsky.social agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

How can we best manage #DeathAnxiety? While some don't worry about it, others, including patients and clinicians, grapple with its impact. #medsky   👉 Full episode at geripal.org/death-anxiet... 😀 Hosts @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social 😀 Guests: Dani Chammas & Keri Brenner

Many thanks to contributions from all authors and others who provided valuable feedback on drafts. @amergeriatrics.bsky.social #geriatrics #DEImatters

Renn and friend Evan on hike to Stubai glacier in Tyrollean alps, Austria. (Look closely @geripal.bsky.social)

Should #PalliativeCare be in the business of caring for #CancerSurvivors? It’s more complicated than it seems. We talk with Laura Petrillo and Laura Shoemaker about this topic. #medsky #cancersurvivor 👉 Full episode at bit.ly/GeriPalEp363 😀 hosts @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social

#Dementia patients having Lucid Episodes can be impactful for family, loved ones, #caregivers, and others. We discuss this impact with nurse researcher Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi & philosopher Andrew Peterson. #medsky   bit.ly/GeriPalEp358 - hosts @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social

My great-grandmother was born 150 years ago. In this special article @agsjournal.bsky.social , we tell a little about her story and reflect on resilience and aging. agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @ucsfgeriatrics.bsky.social @alexsmithmd.bsky.social @kencovinsky.bsky.social

Can music play an important role for those at the end of life? What about for dementia patients and caregivers? We examine the role of Music as Medicine with 3 guests: Jenny Chen, Tyler Jorgensen, and Theresa Allison. #medsky   bit.ly/GeriPalEp357 - @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social

Lauren Hunt, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, received the 2025 Terrie Fox Wetle Rising Star Award from @AFARorg for her impactful, multidisciplinary research in health services and aging. Congrats, Dr. Hunt! 👏

Sing-along state of the science at #AGS2025 by @alexsmithmd.bsky.social @kencovinsky.bsky.social @ewidera.bsky.social complete with light sticks at 8:45 am #WeAreGeriatrics

#ags25 #agslitreview @amergeriatrics.bsky.social @ewidera.bsky.social @alexsmithmd.bsky.social

Spotted at #AGS25. In this issue of "Stars - They're just like us!" @alexsmithmd.bsky.social @geripal.bsky.social @ucsfgeriatrics.bsky.social @amergeriatrics.bsky.social

#AGS25 Geri Lit Review @amergeriatrics.bsky.social Thank you @kencovinsky.bsky.social @alexsmithmd.bsky.social @ewidera.bsky.social for an incredibly fun and memorable learning+sing-along experience about all things #Geriatrics! @ucsfgeriatrics.bsky.social

Today, people with #HIV are living into advanced ages with nearly half over age 55. So what are the implications for clinical care? for Loneliness? Stigma? Screening? Guests Peter Selwyn and @geri4life.bsky.social   bit.ly/GeriPalEp354 - hosted by @alexsmithmd.bsky.social and @ewidera.bsky.social

Thank you @geripal.bsky.social @alexsmithmd.bsky.social @ewidera.bsky.social at the end we talk about how YOU can advocate for HIV service and research cuts. Situation only worse since March when this was recorded. #silence=death

Beware of PULET: Potentially Unsafe Low-Evidence Treatments endorsed by influencers & self-identified experts. We discuss risky therapies like #ivermectin for cancer. Guests Adam Marks, Laura Taylor, & Jill Schneiderhan. #medsky   bit.ly/GeriPalEp353 - @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social

Loss of DEI Hurts Everyone. Pulitzer winner Farah Stockman & healthcare leader Ali Thomas discuss why DEI attacks harm healthcare & society, and how diversity & excellence are aligned. Ken Covinsky ties it to Jackie Robinson’s legacy.   bit.ly/GeriPalEp352 - hosted by Drs. Alex Smith and Eric Widera

🎤 It’s the thrill of the CAPC Seminar, rising up to the top! The hosts of @geripal.bsky.social, @alexsmithmd.bsky.social & @ewidera.bsky.social, are bringing their energy (+ vocals!) to #CAPCSeminar25! Catch their keynote as they break down the latest in palliative care research. ow.ly/JIJY50VeMqf

Bitter end, NYC, guerrilla marketing. Amazing talent on singer songwriter night! bitterend.com/history/

Nancy Lundebjerg & Annie Medina-Walpole interview Alex Smith, Eric Widera, & Ken Covinsky about their final AGS literature review plenary session & discuss favorite articles, parody songs, & memories from AGS meetings past. bit.ly/GeriPalEp350 - hosts @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social

Another great paper led by Dr. Lauren Hunt came out this week about #hospice & #dementia, this time regarding "Continued Use of Cholinesterase Inhibitors and Memantine", published in JAMA IM @jama.com. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40126467/ 1/

So honored to have the inimitable Dr. Mike Malone give his last lecture, and last slide of his academic career with us at @ucsfgeriatrics.bsky.social

Drs. @kristalynharrison.bsky.social, @alexsmithmd.bsky.social , John Boscardin, Lauren Hunt & team publish a *JAMA Network Open* study on hospice use among Medicare beneficiaries with Parkinson’s & Lewy Body Dementia. #HospiceCare

Pulling Back the Curtain on Deprescribing Interventions. #geriatrics #deprescribing agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

1 in 7 Medicaid beneficiaries received care at a nursing home following a new cancer diagnosis, with more than half of these individuals using one for the first time. Lung, breast, and hematological were most prevalent. #gerisky #medsky agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

It's been 50 years since the first Palliative Care unit was opened in Quebec. But have we lost something along the way? #medsky Guests Sue Britton (1st nurse hired at that 1st PC unit), Michael Kearney, & Justin Sanders. bit.ly/GeriPalEp347 - hosts @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social

I’m excited to give a keynote talk at the @capcpalliative.bsky.social #CAPCSeminar25! Join @alexsmithmd.bsky.social and me in Philadelphia, Sept 15-17, for our session highlighting key papers in #palliativecare published in the last year. Register: capc.org/seminar/ #hpm #hapc

Had the pleasure of being a guest on someone else’s Podcast! Check out My Medical Mixtape - music and palliative care - host Tyler Jorgensen EM/palliative doc in Austin. open.spotify.com/episode/1HpR...

Congratulations Ab Brody on the HPNA distinguished researcher award!!! #hapc2025

If at #hapc25 and you want to do 1 good thing today, go up to someone standing alone by their poster and ask for a 1 minute version. If you do 2 good things ask that poster presenter to join you at the GeriPal pub crawl starting at 8pm at the Celtic.

Agora o ePrognosis conta com uma calculadora atualizada para a versão em português do Walter Index, incorporando as estimativas de risco mais recentes do Brasil e incluindo #delirium como fator de risco! eprognosis.ucsf.edu/walter.php?l...

Dr. Richard Parenteau and his mentor, Dr. Thea Mauro, published "Epidermal Penetration Increases with Age and May Contribute to Systemic Inflammation" in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. https://buff.ly/3WYKNmn #Dermatology #Research

As doctors and nurses, it is our moral duty to care for every person who walks through the door & needs medical help. Allowing ICE to raid hospitals & clinics is immoral and will lead to needless suffering & death. Reading this made me cry...what nation have we become? #medsky

Comorbidities among older persons living with dementia do not appear to cluster into distinct groups or patterns highlighting the importance of taking an individualized approach for chronic disease management. #geriatrics #dementia agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Interesting upcoming panel on MAiD on 2/11/25- with attention to how vulnerable groups without access to robust health care and treatment may be affected by #MAiD #hpm #hapc my.wlu.edu/mudd-center/...

This was a fun collaboration of researchers working on palliative care research across the lifespan, led by Komal Murali: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39773597/ #hapc #palcare

Lauren Hunt demonstrated that slow inexorable functional decline in people with dementia can be punctuated by disruptive events such as hip fracture and hospitalization for pneumonia, leading to big drops in function. #geriatrics #hapc agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

In this study, geriatrician-researcher Thiago Da Silva @geritjas.bsky.social shows that the Louise Walter @lwaltermd.bsky.social prognostic index for hospitalized older adults validates in Brazil, and delirium adds to prognostic accuracy. #geriatrics #hapc jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

What other departments or divisions are doing faculty sessions on teaching how to get on BlueSky? @ucsfgeriatrics.bsky.social is! Thanks @lwaltermd.bsky.social for setting this up! #geriatrics #gerisky

Tamiflu (Oseltamivir), the most commonly prescribed influenza treatment, causes more adverse effects (nausea and vomiting) but has little to no effect on clinical outcomes compared with placebo (i.e.mortality, hospitalization, time to alleviation of symptoms). #medsky jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

This paper argues that it's unethical to put a DNR order in for those who have a unilateral DNR as it "obscures the unilateral decision-making by the clinician", but misses the point that an order doesn't ever show reasoning; that's what a note is for. #medsky jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Important to remember that efforts to help people stop smoking will do FAR more to prevent to prevent lung cancer that screening CTs. To offer screening without addressing smoking is absurd jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Fascinating perspective on "Pressure ulcers"--Is skin injury always the result of pressure? Authors argue that like any organ, the skin can fail towards the end of life--and this is sometimes not preventable jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

“Delirium is inherently multifactorial; thus, effective treatments will require a multifactorial approach to target multiple vulnerability and precipitating factors.” @nidus-delirium.bsky.social @ucsfgeriatrics.bsky.social @alexsmithmd.bsky.social journals.lww.com/ccmjournal/f...

Our most listened-to podcast of 2024: The Nature of Suffering with BJ Miller and Naomi Saks. BJ and Naomi discuss topics like how to respond to someone suffering and the trap in comparing one person’s suffering to another person’s suffering. #medsky geripal.org/the-nature-o...

Provision of hearing aids to older persons with hearing impairment leads to profound improvements in day to day communication function. Important RCT Isn't it outrageous the Medicare does not pay for hearing aids? agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...