Hearing Difficulty in the COVID-19 Era – Survey
December 7, 2020
Dear GeriPal community, We are concerned about hearing and communication difficulties among patients during this time of the coronavirus pandemic…
Testimonials: Why Did You Go into Palliative Care Research?
November 6, 2018
Palliative care research is a relatively new field. The number of researchers and the quality of the science is still…
Top 5 Resources for Studying for the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Board Exams
May 25, 2018
We have started to get a lot of questions about how best to study for the 2018 Hospice and Palliative…
Make April Fools Great Again
April 1, 2017
In a shocking turn of events, early this morning President Donald Trump posted the above tweet. In what can only…
Who prescribes donepezil or memantine for dementia? Not Geriatricians from the Bronx…
June 28, 2016
by: Eric Widera (@ewidera) There are two main drug classes use to treat Alzheimer’s disease, cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEIs) and the…
10th Annual GeriPal / Pallimed Party
March 3, 2016
Plot Summary: A palliative care provider must leave her safe suburban surroundings and head for the heart of the big…
Pallimed-GeriPal Party at the Annual Assembly of AAHPM-HPNA-SWHPN
January 26, 2015
Time to gather your peers and join fellow readers of Pallimed and GeriPal for our annual party at the Annual…
Advance care planning cold calls, crowdfunding palliative care, and pocket card decision aids
November 3, 2014
Advance Care Planning · Dementia · Ethics · Geriatrics · Hepatitis · Hospice and Palliative Medicine (HPM) · Mental Health
by: Alex Smith @AlexSmithMD Every once and a while, a new innovation comes along that makes you go, “Wow!” or,…
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) is June 15 – Take Action to Protect Older Persons
June 12, 2014
It is estimated that 5 million older Americans are abused, neglected and exploited each year yet only about one in…
An antidote for our emotional distance
June 6, 2014
By: Laurel Coleman, MD I have been pondering Danielle Ofri’s NY Times column, “The Silence of Doctors Around Alzheimer’s”…