08.20.2024
Clinical Alerts
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...
06.18.2024
Cachexia and Anorexia in Serious Illness: A Podcast with Eduardo Bruera
In this GeriPal podcast, Eduardo Bruera, an expert in palliative care, discusses cachexia and anorexia in serious illness. Eduardo established one of the first palliative...
06.18.2024
Commonly Used Supplements for Cancer-Related Symptom Management
Supplement use is common amongst patients with cancer: 64-81% of cancer survivors reported use of vitamin or mineral supplements. There is a growing subset of...
06.18.2024
How to Provide Excellent Dementia Care for Patients with Dementia—and Their Families
Clinician knowledge about dementia is sometimes limited, regardless of one’s extensive education. Familiarity with associated pathologies is one thing but understanding how to navigate any...