How to Incorporate the Results of a New Trial of Palliative Care in Lung and GI Cancers
January 4, 2017
by: Eric Widera (@ewidera) A little over 6 years ago, Jennifer Temel and colleagues published a trial of patients with…
Descriptive terms for older people: older is in and elderly is out
December 30, 2016
“Never be the first to use a new descriptive term for older people nor the last to give up an…
Improving Serious Illness Communication By Developing Formulations
December 12, 2016
Clinical formulations, something that few of us outside of mental health providers know about, but can be a critical tool…
Antipsychotics Worsen Delirium and Make You Die (Slightly) Faster…
December 6, 2016
Antipsychotics are often used to treat delirium, although the evidence behind their efficacy is pretty minimal. That evidence is…
The Conversation – An Interview with Angelo Volandes on Video to Improve Advance Care Planning
December 5, 2016
This week on the GeriPal podcast, we talk with Angelo Volandes. Angelo Volandes is famous for his use of video…
The Role of Cranberries in Preventing Urinary Tract Infections
November 23, 2016
Just in time for Thanksgiving, we are having a GeriPal podcast episode dedicated to the humble cranberry. We discuss the…
Palliative Care as the Standard of Care for Stem Cell Transplants
November 23, 2016
Today was a big day for palliative care. Really big. Why? Because today we have the strongest evidence to…
Hallelujah: Integrating Primary Palliative Care In The ICU
November 19, 2016
There are a lot of ways one can imagine on how to integrate palliative care into the intensive care unit…
Sweet Little Lies: Is it Ever Ok to Lie to Our Patients?
November 2, 2016
Truth telling is an ethical pillar of medicine. But, are there instances when it is ever ok to lie to…
Keep Your Hands to Yourself
October 27, 2016
This week’s GeriPal podcast is all about mechanical ventilation and dementia. In particular, we discuss a new article in JAMA…