GeriPal

JANUARY 16, 2025

So like as an example, in New York State, if someone has no healthcare proxy that they’ve designated, there is a legal structure by which we can assign a surrogate, whereas other states don’t have that same structure. Let’s say they’re in the ICU now on a ventilator. Yael 10:52 Yeah. They have one.

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GeriPal

JULY 11, 2024

It used to also be a social worker and myself who would actually go to clinic and spend some time up there. Said social worker has left since then, so it’s now just me. Eric 06:20 Your team look like, is it just you from the palliative care perspective? Sarah 06:23 It’s just me.

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GeriPal

APRIL 4, 2024

And now ICU care has flourished, and we can keep people alive in the sense that their heart is beating and we can sustain their ventilation and circulation. For example, I had another patient in the ICU who she was on a ventilator. ICU care was pretty rudimentary. It’s certainly not common in my practice.

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GeriPal

MARCH 24, 2022

I don’t need a checkbox form, I don’t need to know about CPR or mechanical ventilation. They said durable power of attorney for healthcare, like assigning a healthcare proxy. And when I think about advance care planning too, it all goes back to like meaning making, like who is this person? Who are they?

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