(recording podcast tomorrow Wednesday, reply to Eric's post soon!) #hapc

In this study, geriatrician-researcher Thiago Da Silva shows that the Walter index for hospitalized older adults validates in Brazil, and delirium adds to prognostic accuracy. Updated link in Portuguese on ePrognosis! eprognosis.ucsf.edu/walter.php?lan… jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

Imagine you open your email and find everyone in your hospital system is encouraged to retire next week and in return they get a 7 month severance period in which they no longer are expected to work (at all). That’s just what happened at the VA today. opm.gov/fork

We talk with Joseph Greer, Simone Rinaldi, & Vicki Jackson about their recent JAMA article on #Telehealth vs In-Person #PalliativeCare. Which option gives the best quality of life to the patient? Guest host Lynn Flint. bit.ly/GeriPalEp341 - hosts Alex Smith, MD | Eric Widera, MD

If you 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. #hapc25

Congratulations Ab Brody on the HPNA distinguished researcher award!!! #hapc25

Loved this! I proposed we sing 30 songs. Tyler talked me down to 5-6 :)

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

Beware of PULET: Potentially Unsafe Low-Evidence Treatments endorsed by influencers & self-identified experts. We discuss risky therapies like ivermectin for cancer with guests Adam Marks, Laura Taylor, & Jill Schneiderhan MD. bit.ly/GeriPalEp353 - hosts Alex Smith, MD | Eric Widera, MD

We discuss #Nudging #CriticalCare clinicians to consider a more #Palliative approach to care and the JAMA IM study. Does nudging (behavioral intervention) work? Guests Kate Courtright, Scott Halpern, & Jaspal Singh. bit.ly/GeriPalEp356 - hosts Alex Smith, MD | Eric Widera, MD

Honoring our amazing faculty at the 27th Holly Smith Dinner! 🎉 Congrats to Drs. Jacklyn Katz, @leahjwitt.bsky.social, @alexsmithmd.bsky.social, Roger.bsky.social, Lynn Flint & sei.bsky.social on your well-deserved awards! 👏 #UCSF

What You Should Know About #RadiationOncology: If you ever had questions about this topic, we aim to clear that up, from the initial planning visit to the final treatment + more. Guests Anish Butala, Emily Martin, & Evie Kalmar. bit.ly/GeriPalEp360 - Alex Smith, MD | Eric Widera, MD

So fun to talk about palliative care and survivorship with friends on GeriPal - A Geriatrics & Palliative Care Podcast! Should PC clinicians provide survivorship care? Give it a listen & weigh in! #survonc Larissa Nekhlyudov Ryan Nipp, MD, MPH, MBA, FASCO Cristiane D Bergerot Nicolas Hart Nicole L. Stout DPT, FAPTA Jill Feldman Ramy Sedhom, MD, FASCO Maryam Lustberg MD, MPH, FASCO

Son Renn and friend Evan on hike to Stubai glacier in the Tyrollean alps, Austria. (Look closely for GeriPal - A Geriatrics & Palliative Care Podcast)

Many thanks to contributions from all authors and others who provided valuable feedback on drafts. American Geriatrics Society #geriatrics #DEImatters

Drs. James Deardorff.bsky.social, John Boscardin, PhD, @alexsmithmd.bsky.social, and @seijlee.bsky.social published "A Multi-Outcome Prognostic Model for Community-Dwelling Older Adults Admitted to Skilled Nursing Facilities for Post-Acute Care" in JAMDA jamda.com/article/S1525-…

Cost-Effectiveness of Family Conferences to Reduce Polypharmacy in Frail Older Adults. #geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jg…

New paper in JAMA Internal Medicine! In it, we use data to examine a commonly held belief about what moving into a nursing home or assisted living facility (also known as a long-term care facility; or LTCF) does to your social life. jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…