09.13.2024
Clinical Alerts
09.13.2024
Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) Part 2: Essential Principles
Trauma can result from an event, series of events, or set of circumstances that is experienced by an individual as physically or emotionally harmful or...
09.13.2024
Regional Variation in Diagnostic Intensity of Dementia Among Older U.S. Adults: An Observational Study
Geographic variation in diagnosed cases of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) may be due to underlying population risk or differences in intensity of new...
08.20.2024
Screening for Dementia: A Podcast with Anna Chodos, Joseph Gaugler and Soo Borson
The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concluded back in 2000 that there is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against routine screening for dementia...
08.20.2024
Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) Part 1: Definition and Screening
Trauma can result from an event, series of events, or set of circumstances that is experienced by an individual as physically or emotionally harmful or...
08.20.2024
How to Build Bridges Between Palliative Care and Rehabilitation Teams
These rehabilitation professionals (also known as rehab therapists) are dedicated to improving the quality of life and functional independence of people living with serious illness,...
07.18.2024
How to Manage Nausea and Vomiting in Patients with Serious Illness
Nausea and vomiting pose significant challenges for patients living with serious illness, necessitating comprehensive assessment and tailored interventions. These symptoms can often be dismissed as...
07.18.2024
Anxiety in Late Life and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Alex Gamble and Brianna Williamson
In this GeriPal podcast, Alex Gamble, a board-certified professor of medicine at Stanford, and Brianna Williamson, a UCSF palliative care fellow, talk about anxiety in...
07.18.2024
Opioid Diversion Risk and Management in Palliative Care
Prescription opioid diversion is the transfer of a prescription opioid from a legal supply chain to an illegal channel of distribution or use. Diversion is...