Eric Widera, MD
Professor of #Medicine @UCSF focused on #Geriatrics, #Hospice, #Palliative care, and #meded. Co-creator of https://eprognosis.ucsf.edu. Podcasts at http://geripal.org 🇺🇦
Publications: profiles.ucsf.edu/eric.widera
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- Thick liquids and outcomes in Alzheimer's disease - retrospective cohort study comparing hospitalized patients with dementia who had thick vs thin liquids for >75% of hospital stay.
[Not loaded yet]- Spotted at #AGS25. In this issue of "Stars - They're just like us!" @alexsmithmd.bsky.social @geripal.bsky.social @ucsfgeriatrics.bsky.social @amergeriatrics.bsky.social
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- #AGS25 Geri Lit Review @amergeriatrics.bsky.social Thank you @kencovinsky.bsky.social @alexsmithmd.bsky.social @ewidera.bsky.social for an incredibly fun and memorable learning+sing-along experience about all things #Geriatrics! @ucsfgeriatrics.bsky.social
- Sing-along state of the science at #AGS2025 by @alexsmithmd.bsky.social @kencovinsky.bsky.social @ewidera.bsky.social complete with light sticks at 8:45 am #WeAreGeriatrics
- #AGS2025 presidential poster session is in the books. I saw presentations by multiple students, pharmacists, residents and fellows. The #geriatrics field is bright and needed! #Colorado #CUatAGS2025 @cucenteronaging.bsky.social
- UCSF Geriatrics and colleagues from across the country cheered on the Cubs and Giants at Wrigley during #AGS2025. Big thanks to @kencovinsky.bsky.social & @ewidera.bsky.social for organizing a fun night of baseball! ⚾️🙌
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- Thank you @amergeriatrics.bsky.social for talking about needs of older #lgbtq+ adults and advocating for policies that support all older adults. Map shows policies by state. Sadly My state is red (negative policies about lgbtq+) -what happened to #hoosierhospitality? #genderaffirmingcare=healthcare
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- Today, people with #HIV are living into advanced ages with nearly half over age 55. So what are the implications for clinical care? for Loneliness? Stigma? Screening? Guests Peter Selwyn and @geri4life.bsky.social bit.ly/GeriPalEp354 - hosted by @alexsmithmd.bsky.social and @ewidera.bsky.social
- Thank you @geripal.bsky.social @alexsmithmd.bsky.social @ewidera.bsky.social at the end we talk about how YOU can advocate for HIV service and research cuts. Situation only worse since March when this was recorded. #silence=death
- Excited about #AGS25 next week and looking forward to seeing many of our #geriatrics colleagues there! @amergeriatrics.bsky.social @ewidera.bsky.social @mlrobertsonmd.bsky.social @colleenchristmas.bsky.social @kencovinsky.bsky.social
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- Thanks to the amazing @ascocancer.bsky.social staff for publishing our talk in @ascopost.bsky.social Thrilled to present the "Community Oncologist" view at #ASCO25 with two amazing #MedEd champs. 🔗: dailynews.ascopubs.org/do/finding-o... @crisbergerot.bsky.social @tingtingzhang.bsky.social
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- Beware of PULET: Potentially Unsafe Low-Evidence Treatments endorsed by influencers & self-identified experts. We discuss risky therapies like #ivermectin for cancer. Guests Adam Marks, Laura Taylor, & Jill Schneiderhan. #medsky bit.ly/GeriPalEp353 - @alexsmithmd.bsky.social | @ewidera.bsky.social
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- Decades of data on diverse populations show the deep dependence of human biological aging on socioeconomic status. #geriatrics #medsky agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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- Way to go Dr. Eric Widera…our Chief Fellow Visiting Professor. Super lucky to spend the day with our fellows
- Loss of DEI Hurts Everyone. Pulitzer winner Farah Stockman & healthcare leader Ali Thomas discuss why DEI attacks harm healthcare & society, and how diversity & excellence are aligned. Ken Covinsky ties it to Jackie Robinson’s legacy. bit.ly/GeriPalEp352 - hosted by Drs. Alex Smith and Eric Widera
- Brooklyn magnolias!
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- Congratulations to Michael Harper, MD for correctly prognosticating that Florida would win the NCAA championship, beating prognostication attempts from other division members, including several well-known prognosis researchers and statisticians.
- RCT of PC in ED: We discuss a JAMA study on training emergency clinicians in Palliative Care. Despite negative primary outcomes, the intervention was a success for clinicians. Guests Corita Grudze, Fernanda Bellolio, & Tammie Quest. bit.ly/GeriPalEp351 - hosted by Drs. Alex Smith and Eric Widera
- 🎤 It’s the thrill of the CAPC Seminar, rising up to the top! The hosts of @geripal.bsky.social, @alexsmithmd.bsky.social & @ewidera.bsky.social, are bringing their energy (+ vocals!) to #CAPCSeminar25! Catch their keynote as they break down the latest in palliative care research. ow.ly/JIJY50VeMqf
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