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GeriPal - A Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine Podcast

Alex Smith, Eric Widera
Palliative Care
Geriatrics
Dementia
Alzheimer's Disease
Covid-19
Mental Health
Aging
End-Of-Life Care
Bioethics
Quality Of Life
Advanced Care Planning
Older Adults
Anxiety
Healthcare
Geriatric Care
Hospice
Deprescribing
Artificial Intelligence
Benzodiazepines
COPD

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... more

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As Diane Meier remarks to start today's podcast, palliative care has come a long way from the days when we were the "brink of death" consult. We're seeing patients earlier and earlier in the course of illness. In fact, the evidence base for speciali... more

Up until just a couple years ago, an 85-year-old patient presenting with gradual, amnestic memory loss was almost automatically presumed to have Alzheimer's disease. However, new biomakers and the recognition of conditions like Limbic-predominant age... more

Can simple, evidence-based video decision aids—paired with structured clinician training—improve Advance Care Planning (ACP) documentation and goal-concordant care? That's the question we pose in this week's podcast with Dr. Joshua Lakin and Dr. Kei ... more

The longevity industry is booming. Influencers are promoting this and that as promoting healthy aging, longevity, and healthspan, and it's hard for us, much less our patients, to make sense of it. To be sure, we should always start by recommending ex... more

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Recent Guests

Nate Chin
Geriatrician and Medical Director of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
University of Wisconsin—Madison
Episode: LATE vs Alzheimer's: Biomarkers, Mixed Dementia, and Clinical Realities with Nate Chin & Sterling Johnson
Sterling Johnson
Clinical Neuropsychologist and Dementia Researcher
University of Wisconsin; Principal Investigator of CLARiTI Study
Episode: LATE vs Alzheimer's: Biomarkers, Mixed Dementia, and Clinical Realities with Nate Chin & Sterling Johnson
Kei Ouchi
Emergency medicine and internal medicine doctor and researcher
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Episode: Video-Enhanced Advance Care Planning: Joshua Lakin and Kei Ouchi
Joshua Lakin
Palliative care physician and researcher
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Episode: Video-Enhanced Advance Care Planning: Joshua Lakin and Kei Ouchi
Mahtab Jafari
Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Director of UC Irvine Center for Healthspan Sciences
University of California, Irvine
Episode: Longevity Treatments - Snake Oil or Breakthrough? John Newman & Mahtab Jafari
John Newman
Geriatrician and geroscientist, frequent guest
Buck Institute/UCSF
Episode: Longevity Treatments - Snake Oil or Breakthrough? John Newman & Mahtab Jafari
Manisha Verma
Internist and Researcher, Director of Research, Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University
Thomas Jefferson University
Episode: Who Should Deliver Palliative Care in Liver Disease? Chris Woodrell, Manisha Verma, Marie Bakitas
Chris Woodrell
Palliative care doctor and researcher, Associate Professor
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Episode: Who Should Deliver Palliative Care in Liver Disease? Chris Woodrell, Manisha Verma, Marie Bakitas
Marie Bakitas
Nurse researcher, retired professor and associate director of the Center for Palliative and Supportive Care
University of Alabama, Birmingham
Episode: Who Should Deliver Palliative Care in Liver Disease? Chris Woodrell, Manisha Verma, Marie Bakitas

Hosts

Eric Widera
Host with UCSF affiliation; co-hosts discussions on geriatrics and palliative care with a focus on research translation and clinical practice.
Alex Smith
Co-host with a clinical geriatrics/palliative focus; helps steer conversations toward practical implications for clinicians and patients.

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 400 ratings
  • I love this podcast!

    Thank you all so much for sharing these amazing conversations, I’ve learned so much from you all

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    linda aka the b girl next door
    United States4 months ago
  • My fave podcast!

    You guys are the reason that I’m a geriatric and PC researcher! ✌🏻

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Soren_Fariman
    United States4 months ago
  • Fantastic podcast

    We need more podcasts like this!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    NurseTDuck
    United States6 months ago
  • Commute inspo✨

    I started listening to GeriPal regularly as a way to get in an inspired mindset during the commute to my job as a hospital PC social worker. My mom was a nurse practitioner in home based primary care at the VA and she started listening too. We had such great conversations about her work that I never would have heard, and it allowed her to be a mentor as well as a mom.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    BA4774AB
    United Statesa year ago
  • Didn’t appreciative…

    …the constant laughing and giggling by the hosts! Not topics that lend well to tee hee and ha ha’ing! In poor taste! No thank you!

    Apple Podcasts
    2
    FNOMINL
    United Statesa year ago

Listeners Say

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Some listeners praise the humor and music moments; others find them distracting in dense episodes.
A valuable resource for staying up to date on aging and end-of-life care topics.
Engaging, entertaining, with helpful takeaways for clinicians and researchers.
Conversational yet scientific; a strong mix of guests and practical insights.
Diverse and high-quality guest roster; very informative for geriatrics and palliative care.

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400th Episode Celebration: Ask Us Anything, Hot Ones-style
Q: What is your advice for patients and families to communicate with providers to guide conversations toward what matters most?
Use prepared tools like Prepare for Your Care, bring up goals of care without hesitation, and have the courage to initiate conversations with providers about prognosis and what matters to the patient.
400th Episode Celebration: Ask Us Anything, Hot Ones-style
Q: Why hasn't palliative care in the emergency department taken off, and what could be done?
Problems are structural (time constraints) rather than purely educational; calls for implementing time-efficient tools and integrating geriatrics and palliative care principles into ED workflows rather than relying only on training.
400th Episode Celebration: Ask Us Anything, Hot Ones-style
Q: Has any interview caused you to change something about your own clinical practice?
Yes; episodes on loneliness, buprenorphine use in symptom management, and deprescribing gabapentinoids have led to concrete practice changes, such as asking about loneliness in patients and reducing routine gabapentin use.
400th Episode Celebration: Ask Us Anything, Hot Ones-style
Q: What do you think palliative care will look like in 10 years time?
They expect continued growth in home-based and community-oriented care, broader integration with geriatrics, and more research support through NIH-funded infrastructure like ASCENT, with improvements in communication, hospital-based care, and outpatient care.
Pragmatic Trial to Increase Advance Care Planning: Anne Walling, Neil Wenger, & Rebecca Sudore
Q: Do you think the importance for advanced care planning spans that whole spectrum or is it just focused on seriously ill patients?
The group agreed that ACP is relevant across the life course but the study focused on seriously ill primary care patients to align resources with higher utilization and more immediate need, while acknowledging the value of tailoring conversations across stages of life.

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Frequently Asked Questions About GeriPal

What is GeriPal about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A field-leading series that gathers geriatrics, palliative care, and aging research experts to discuss practical clinical realities, research developments, and policy shifts affecting older adults. Episodes often center on biomarker-informed dementia, advance care planning, longevity biology, palliative care delivery models, NIH funding and policy, and ethics in end-of-life care. The show frequently blends rigorous expert analysis with real-world clinical storytelling, clinician-scientist panel discussions, and practical takeaways for implementation in health systems. Notable strengths include a diverse roster of guests spanning academia, clinical practice, and health policy, as well as a balance between seriousness and engaging, accessible... more

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Recent guests on GeriPal include:

1. Nate Chin
2. Sterling Johnson
3. Kei Ouchi
4. Joshua Lakin
5. Mahtab Jafari
6. John Newman
7. Manisha Verma
8. Chris Woodrell

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