Hey Dr. Emanuel: you might not want to die when you’re 75!
September 20, 2014
by: Alex Smith, @alexsmithMD You may have heard of a new article in the Atlantic by Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel provocatively…
New IOM Report on Dying in America
September 18, 2014
by: Alex Smith @alexsmithMD I’d like to draw GeriPal readers’ attention to the new report issued by the Institute of…
Handshakes, handholding, and other dangerous methods of transmitting bacteria
September 10, 2014
by: Alex Smith @AlexSmithMD In a recent study in the American Journal of Infection Control, researchers coated a gloved hand in…
Debate: should palliative medicine physicians be required to certify in their primary specialty?
August 28, 2014
Cool picture of Kingfisher above from Wikimedia Commons – has nothing to do with the post. by: Alex Smith, @AlexSmithMD…
What books inspired you to go into #geriatrics or #palliative care?
August 12, 2014
by: Alex Smith @AlexSmithMD I just read a wonderful categorization of books about aging on Lousie Aronson’s blog. She categorizes…
Surgical decision-making for elders: GeriBoards, prehab, and other great ideas
August 8, 2014
by: Alex Smith, @alexsmithMD A while back people realized that outcomes of surgery in older people were probably better than previously…
Potpourri from clinical work VII
August 6, 2014
by: Alex Smith, @alexsmithMD The following are some reflections from being on service recently. Not enough time to develop these…
Hospice patients should have access to physical therpay to improve function
July 22, 2014
by: Alex Smith, @alexsmithMD I’m going to acknowledge up front that this is a rant. One of the skilled nursing…
After Pronouncing
June 30, 2014
The following post is adapted from something I read at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Geriatrics, Palliative, and Extended Care…
What to do when your patient is racist?
April 22, 2014
by: Alex Smith, @alexsmithMD I’d like GeriPal reader’s help with an issue that has vexed me since medical school. As…