Ali Torbati
Geriatrician and department chief at Kaiser Permanente Oakland, focused on skilled nursing facility care and improving surgical care for older adults via the ACS Geriatric Surgery Verification Program.
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Oct 22, 2026
Ali TorbatiGUEST
And I always knew that we need a better upgraded 2.0 pre-op specifically for geriatric patient.
Ali TorbatiGUEST
The Sinai Abbreviation Geriatric Evaluation article was very attractive years ago to me to start looking at doing mini-cog, doing deep risk versus benefit informed consent with our patients.
Ali TorbatiGUEST
But I think the bigger aspect that I had was I'm a very big fan of implementing geriatric model of care.
Ali TorbatiGUEST
And I truly believe the biggest innovation in the 21st century in medicine and healthcare delivery is moving from a disease-oriented approach to a patient-centric approach.
Ali TorbatiGUEST
And geriatricians, the last decade and palliative toward the end of their life have been leading this cultural change.
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Eric WideraHOST
And you're just going case after case, like talking about all the high-risk patients?