GeriPal - A Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine Podcast

Alex Smith, Eric Widera

English Health & Fitness Life Sciences Medicine Science

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Episodes 408

Avg. Duration 44m

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Apple Rating ★ 4.8 (299)

Since Oct 2016

Latest Episode Jun 2026

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About This Podcast

A geriatrics and palliative medicine podcast for every health care professional. Two UCSF doctors, Eric Widera and Alex Smith, invite the brightest minds in geriatrics, hospice, and palliative care to talk about the topics that you care most about, ranging from recently published research in the field to controversies that keep us up at night. You'll laugh, learn, and maybe sing along. CME and MOC credit available (AMA PRA Category 1 credits) at www.geripal.org

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Recent Episodes

How We Limit Non-beneficial Life Sustaining Treatments: Jason Batten, Liz Dzeng, Teva Brender

Jun 11, 2026 49m

Today's podcast is a natural follow up to our podcasts on Slow Codes and Unilateral DNR orders.Today we talk about a new study about how clinicians talk about potentially non-beneficial…

Elder Mistreatment Prevention and Solutions: Carrie Rubenstein, Julia Hiner, & Tony Rosen

Jun 04, 2026 46m

Today we revisit a topic we last discussed in a 2020 podcast with Laura Mosqueda: elder mistreatment. Our guests today are geriatricians Carrie Rubenstein and Julia Hiner, and Tony Rosen, an…

CCRCs, ALFs, and Private Equity: John Burton, Bill Applegate, & Melissa Aldridge

May 28, 2026 46m

Two retired luminaries in geriatrics join us today to share their personal experiences. First, John Burton, a geriatrician and Director of the Division of Geriatric Medicine at Johns Hopkins for some…

Search for Geriatrician Identity: Mary Tinetti, Helen Fernandez, Jerry Gurwitz, Ken Covinsky

May 21, 2026 50m

Our focus today is on the search for the geriatrician identity, a continuation of the conversation we started with Jerry Gurtwitz on the Future of Geriatrics. Today's conversation is prompted by…

The Interior Experience of Prescribing Medical Aid in Dying: Carly Zapata and Dani Chammas

May 14, 2026 52m

I had the privilege of learning from fellow Greenwall Faculty Scholar Lisa Harris about a term she termed, "dangertalk." As an ob/gyn and abortion provider, Lisa found the debate around the legality…

Navigating Organ Donation Discussions: Toby Campbell, Nikole Neidlinger, Samantha Taylor

May 07, 2026 50m

While we have previously discussed brain death criteria on the GeriPal Podcast, we have yet to explore the complex landscape families face regarding organ donation. In this episode, we dive into the…

Dermatology in Older Adults (GeriDerm): Daniel Butler and Eleni Linos

Apr 30, 2026 52m

In this episode of the GeriPal podcast, we dive into the fascinating world of geriatric dermatology, or "GeriDerm," with two exceptional guests: Dr. Daniel Butler from the University of Arizona and…

GeriPal Live from Sao Paulo! Eduardo Ferriolli, Marlon Aliberti, & Edison Iglesias

Apr 23, 2026 1h 11m

Eric and I were delighted to be invited to Brazil to give a series of presentations in Sao Paulo at their annual geriatrics meeting. We met people doing important, interesting, and innovative work in…

400th Episode Celebration: Ask Us Anything, Hot Ones-style

Apr 16, 2026 1h

Lynn Flint and Anne Kelly join as hosts in a reprise of last year's ask us anything format. Thank you for sending in your terrific questions! Lynn and Anne condensed them to about 20, and we ran…

Rural Palliative Care: Karl Bezak, Jeanie Youngwerth, Adie Goldberg, and Gregg Vandekieft

Apr 09, 2026 47m

Rural populations in the United States face unique healthcare challenges. These communities tend to be older, have higher mortality rates, and experience higher rates of chronic conditions and…

Pragmatic Trial to Increase Advance Care Planning: Anne Walling, Neil Wenger, & Rebecca Sudore

Apr 02, 2026 50m

Today we're delighted to talk with Anne Walling, Neil Wenger, and Rebecca Sudore about a pragmatic implementation trial aimed at increasing advance care planning for primary care patients with…

CMS's Age-Friendly Hospital Measure: Julia Adler-Milstein, Stephanie Rogers, and Shari Ling

Mar 26, 2026 46m

In 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) began requiring hospitals participating in the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) program to report on a new "Age-Friendly…

De-intensify Anti-Hypertensives for Nursing Home Residents? Athanase Benetos and Mike Steinman

Mar 19, 2026 51m

A few weeks ago, I was skimming this NEJM paper for UCSF's Division of Geriatrics Journal club on de-prescribing anti-hypertensive medications for older adults in nursing homes. Seemed to make a…

Alzheimer's Definitions, Biomarkers, and Antibodies: Halima Amjad, Barak Gaster, and Heather Whitson

Mar 12, 2026 52m

It's an era of breakthroughs in Alzheimer's research, yet for many clinicians, it's also a time of profound uncertainty. We are currently navigating competing definitions of the disease, multiple new…

Leadership, Quality, and the Future of Hospice: Guests Chris Comeaux and Cordt Kassner

Mar 05, 2026 51m

Today we're doing something different. Today, dear listeners, you get two podcasts for the price of one! (OK, our podcasts are both free, but you get the idea). We're joined today by Chris Comeaux,…

Deprescribing at the End of Life: Jennifer Tjia, Jon Furuno, Simon Mooijaart

Feb 26, 2026 47m

Philippe Pinel remarked in 1800 that "It is an art of no little importance to administer medicines properly, but it is an art of much greater and more difficult acquisition to know when to suspend…

Unilateral DNR? Gina Piscitello, Erin DeMartino, Will Parker

Feb 19, 2026 50m

Do you think your hospital should allow unilateral DNR orders? Under what circumstances? Through what process? Do you think that when you obtain the assent of a family to not code their loved one,…

Embedding Care in the ED: Liz Goldberg and Lauren Southerland

Feb 12, 2026 47m

The idea of embedding various forms of non-emergency care in the emergency department makes a WORLD of sense. If an older adult comes into the ED with a fall, the minimum the ED has to do is address…

AI and Healthcare: Bob Wachter

Feb 05, 2026 52m

Today we interviewed Bob Wachter about his book, "A Giant Leap: How AI Is Transforming Healthcare and What That Means for Our Future." You may recall we interviewed Bob in April 2024 about AI, and…

The Role of Specialty Palliative Care in Cancer Surgery: Rebecca Aslakson & Myrick Shinall

Jan 29, 2026 46m

Recent randomized controlled trials have shown that routine perioperative palliative care does not improve outcomes for patients undergoing curative-intent cancer surgery. No, that wasn't a typo.…

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