10.12.2021
Clinical Alerts
10.12.2021
Oral Care: Focused History and Examination In Patients With Serious Illness
The Palliative Care Network of Wisconsin (PCNOW) provides peer-reviewed, evidence-based summaries of key palliative care topics (“Fast Facts”). Patients nearing the end of life from...
10.12.2021
Is nudging patients ethical? Podcast with Jenny Blumenthal-Barby and Scott Halpern
In this podcast, GeriPal talks with Jenny Blumenthal-Barby and Scott Halpern, two experts in the ethics and study of “nudging,” or using heuristics, biases, or...
09.07.2021
Beta-Blocker Reduces Lung Inflammation in Critical COVID-19
In a small study, intravenous administration of the beta-blocker metoprolol to critically ill COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) safely blunted lung inflammation...
09.07.2021
COPD: Emerging Therapies Which Can Also Palliate Symptoms
The Palliative Care Network of Wisconsin (PCNOW) provides peer-reviewed, evidence-based summaries of key palliative care topics (“Fast Facts”). This recently released Fast Facts focuses on...
09.07.2021
Urinary Incontinence in Palliative Care Settings – Part 2: Management
The Palliative Care Network of Wisconsin (PCNOW) provides peer-reviewed, evidence-based summaries of key palliative care topics (“Fast Facts”). This recently released Fast Facts is the...
08.09.2021
Urinary Incontinence in Palliative Care Settings – Part 1: Etiology, and Work-up
The Palliative Care Network of Wisconsin (PCNOW) provides peer-reviewed, evidence-based summaries of key palliative care topics (“Fast Facts”). This recently released Fast Facts looks at...
08.09.2021
Cannabis in Older Adults: A Podcast with Bree Johnston and Ben Han
Cannabis use by older adults has increased substantially over the last decade, a trend that has paralleled the legalization of its use for medical and...
08.09.2021
Polypharmacy and Deprescribing Super Special: Podcast with Anna Parks, Matthew Growdon, and Mike Steinman
In a new study in JAGS, Matthew Growdon found that the average number of medications people with dementia took in the outpatient setting was 8,...