VJ Periyakoil, MD

@palliator

Internist, Geriatrician and Palliative Care Doctor. Associate Prof, Stanford. RT≠endorsement. Opinions mine.

Stanford University
med.stanford.edu/letter.html
Joined March 2009
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    22 Apr 2015

    Letter Project Patients lead the way by writing to their doctor about

    8 replies 30 retweets 43 likes
  2. Sep 8

    TY , for featuring . Write your letter advance directive in a few min.

    The "Letter Project" addresses a critical need.
    1 reply 2 retweets 4 likes
  3. Aug 18
    Replying to

    Ty David for the retweet. Hope you are well.

  4. Aug 18

    Many students, trainees & faculty researching What-Matters-Most letter . Patients 💛it.

    .'s Letter Project is being studied by other MDs & used as a model for discussions & care:
    2 replies 7 retweets 8 likes
  5. Aug 14

    Precision health is an important tool to ameliorate health disparities for all Americans. We are doing a study on precision communication

    = Stanford Precision Health for Ethnic and Racial Equity. Livestream the symposium NOW at …
    2 retweets 2 likes
  6. Jul 26

    nice reminder

    "Remember that doctors cannot cure everything. Don’t underestimate the beneficial effects of music and of animals."
    2 retweets 3 likes
  7. Jul 14

    Always a wild ride for & trainees!😎 Fasten your seatbelts & prepare for warp speed performance

    Stanford fellows starting out on this wild ride
    2 retweets 6 likes
  8. Jul 12

    Differentiate between normal v. complicated grief 😭 . Pts with need trtmt.

    , and
    4 retweets 5 likes
  9. Jun 29

    Celebration . Congrats to young doctors everywhere-- your nation needs you.

    , , and 3 others
    2 likes
  10. Jun 27

    . Congrats to graduating trainees everywhere-- , ,

    8 retweets 5 likes
  11. Jun 27

    Our village has a great chieftain, , with gr8 vision ; thx for working with the Provost to seek faculty feedback.

    .: "It takes a village to run . And the village we have is populated by some of the best staff."
    3 retweets 5 likes
  12. Jun 17

    Kim, I'll see your prediction and raise you 96,000. Looming doctor shortfall of 35,600 primary care & 60,300 specialties by 2025

    Training the Next Generation of Doctors in Palliative Care is a Key to the New Era of Value-Based Care
    1 like
  13. Jun 12

    Being with and caring for is the most gratifying part of my job. What like by

    and
    1 retweet 7 likes
  14. Jun 5

    Thanks for your advocacy. With our population aging with chronic illnesses, we need more doctors to provide quality care.

    We're fighting to prevent a doctor shortage, increase funding for medical research & support patient care. Join us:
    1 reply 1 like
  15. May 28

    Love to take care of . Serving those who served.

    Dear Folksies: A medical blog from World War II:
    5 likes
  16. May 28

    OSM report -- experience doing bureaucratic tasks which take time away from patient care

    1 retweet 1 like
  17. Retweeted
    May 28

    Medscape Internist Lifestyle Report 2017: Race and Ethnicity, Bias and Burnout

    2 retweets 1 like
  18. Retweeted
    May 28

    92% of med schools indicated they have or plan to have admission progs/policies to recruit minority groups currently underrepresented in med

    4 replies 32 retweets 32 likes
  19. Retweeted
    May 23

    Interventions before LVAD Implantation for end stage heart failure patients

    3 retweets 5 likes
  20. Retweeted
    May 23

    Personal Reflection: When hits home

    2 retweets 3 likes
  21. Retweeted
    May 20

    2 take homes : 1) healthy lifestyle extends life & compress disab, 2) disab still occurs for all & usually for several yrs

    8 retweets 7 likes

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