Informed consent Palliate Social worker 
GeriPal
JANUARY 16, 2025
So it defines unrepresented as someone who lacks decisional capacity to provide informed consent to a particular medical treatment. And importantly, our social worker, Aunt Kelly, actually does a search and I would say 75% of the time she finds somebody maybe even higher than that, finds somebody who’s actually a surrogate.
GeriPal
MARCH 9, 2023
Legalization is moving forward in several states , following the lead of Oregon and Colorado. FDA is considering approval, shifting away from Schedule I restrictions, paving the way for use in clinical practice. Potential use in palliative care , chronic pain , and for mood disorders is tantalizing. Research is exploding.
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GeriPal
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Emily and colleagues have argued for a wider view of consent that continues to involve patients whose consent may fall in the gray zone – able to express some goals and values, hopes and fears – but not able to think through the complexities of a major decision. Welcome back, Anne. Anne Rohlfing: Thank you. Lynn: Thank you.
GeriPal
MARCH 24, 2022
So a lot of the skills that are used in advance care planning are the same kind of skills you would use in a context where you were communicating information or prognosis or doing an informed consent discussion. Susan: Thanks so much, Alex. Welcome back, Bob. Bob: Thank you. Welcome back, Rebecca. Rebecca: Thanks for having us.
GeriPal
JULY 13, 2023
Randy died February 26, 2023. We begin today’s podcast asking his co-authors Erin Kross, Bob Lee, and Ruth Engelberg, all from the University of Washington and the Cambia Palliative Care Center of Excellence, to reflect on Randy and his dedication to seeing this work completed while living with ALS. Erin, welcome to the GeriPal podcast.
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