Outcomes of Surgery in Older Persons: How Could We Know So Little?
December 28, 2010
About half of all operations performed in the United States are performed on persons over the age of 65. So…
Telemonitoring: Sounds Great. But it doesn’t work.
December 12, 2010
Telemonitoring is a novel disease management strategy that sounds wonderful. But just because something sounds wonderful does not mean it…
New Dementia Performance Measures: Opportunity for Public Comment
December 5, 2010
The AMA Physician Consortium For Performance Improvement has released a draft set of performance measures for persons with dementia. The…
The Legacy of SUPPORT: 15 years later
November 30, 2010
November 2010 marks the 15th anniversary of the publication of the SUPPORT Project, the largest study of end of life…
A novel therapeutic intervention: More time with patients
November 15, 2010
What would happen to the quality of patient care in the United States if we had more time to spend…
Survival from severe sepsis: The infection is cured but all is not well
November 7, 2010
Severe sepsis is a syndrome marked by a severe infection that results in the failure of at least one major…
Life Space: Living Well Despite Disability
October 26, 2010
Geriatric Medicine is obsessed with functional status and disability. Much of the practice of Geriatrics revolves around the prevention or…
Age Discrimination in Clinical Research: Time For Action
October 10, 2010
Older persons are often severely underrepresented in clinical trials of new drugs, therapies, and devices. Usually, their exclusion from these…
Advance Care Planning: A Paradigm Shift
August 30, 2010
What is the purpose of Advance Care Planning? I have been taught to view the goal as helping patients define…