Is Hospice Losing Its Way: A Podcast with Ira Byock and Joseph Shega
March 24, 2023
In November of 2022, Ava Kofman published a piece in the New Yorker titled “How Hospice Became a For-Profit Hustle.” …
Writing for the Lay Public: Rosanne Leipzig and Louise Aronson
March 16, 2023
So you want to write a book. So you want to write a book! So…you want to write a book?!?…
Psychedelics – reasons for caution: Stacy Fischer, Brian Anderson, Theora Cimino
March 9, 2023
Psychedelics are having a moment. Enthusiasm is brimming. Legalization is moving forward in several states, following the lead of Oregon…
Gabapentinoids – Gabapentin and Pregabalin: Tasce Bongiovanni, Donovan Maust and Nisha Iyer
March 2, 2023
Gabapentin is the 10th most prescribed drug in the United States and use is increasing. In 2002, 1% of adults…
Involving the inner circle: Emily Largent, Anne Rohlfing, Lynn Flint & Anne Kelly
February 23, 2023
All Posts · Geriatrics · Healthcare · Hospice and Palliative Medicine (HPM) · Palliative Care · Social Work
You know when you walk out of a patient’s room and have that sense, “This isn’t going to go well.”…
The Angry Patient: A podcast with Dani Chammas and Keri Brenner
February 16, 2023
All Posts · Geriatrics · Healthcare · Hospice and Palliative Medicine (HPM) · Palliative Care · Teaching
Think about the last time a patient yelled at you in anger. How did you react? The last time this…
GeriPal #HPMParty at the 2023 AAHPM / HPNA Meeting in Montreal
February 14, 2023
Four years ago I wrote a post inviting everyone to join us for the GeriPal / Pallimed #HPMParty. It breaks…
What can we learn from simulations? Amber Barnato
February 9, 2023
All Posts · Geriatrics · Healthcare · Hospice and Palliative Medicine (HPM) · Palliative Care · Teaching
Amber Barnato is an expert in simulation studies. A health services researcher and palliative care physician, Amber lauds the ability…
Books on Becoming A Better Mentor (and Better Person): Bob Arnold
February 2, 2023
Sometimes you read a book and get a flash of insight – that “ah ha!” moment – about yourself and…
On Racism & Ageism: Ramona Rhodes, Sharon Brangman, Tim Farrell, and Nancy Lundebjerg
January 26, 2023
The Covid epidemic laid bare two major structural issues. First, Black and Latinx persons experienced much higher rates of mortality…