Get Out the Vote GeriPal Style II
June 16, 2011
“Hospice Care” is up against “Institute for Healthcare Improvement” (IHI) in the ModernHealthcare finals! OK, it’s kind of a ridiculous idea. …
Look SHARP
June 14, 2011
(well, maybe not) Last week, results of the SHARP trialwere released with great fanfare. In this study, investigators randomized over…
Lessons I learned by Examining Miracles
June 13, 2011
“If it is a Miracle, any sort of evidence will answer, but if it is a Fact, proof is necessary”…
Your Tax Dollars Are Being Wasted by Medicare
May 29, 2011
The title of this post may sound a little Tea Partyish, but stick with me here… Medicare is projected to…
Why Should I Have to Choose?
May 17, 2011
My interest in geriatrics stems from working in a nursing home as a teenager however my exposure to palliative medicine…
Undue Influence: Corporate Sponsorship of Professional Society Meetings
May 7, 2011
All Posts · American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine · American Geriatrics Society · Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) · Society of General Internal Medicine
There was a great report in one of the most influential medical periodicals today. Not NEJM, or JAMA, or Annals…
From Twitter to Tenure – The Wrap Up
May 6, 2011
I have the distinct honor of wrapping up the online prelude for the SGIM Social Media Workshop “From Twitter to…
The Third Annual Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Physician Awards
May 3, 2011
The Cunniff-Dixon Foundation in collaboration with the Hastings Center and the Duke Institute on Care at the End of Life…
A New Tool for Estimating Prognosis in the Elderly
May 2, 2011
“What if your doctor, making use of a Web site that collected a number of tested geriatric scales, could enter…
Twitter to Tenure: Using Social Media to Enhance Your Career
May 1, 2011
What good is Twitter anyway? Why should I contribute to a blog? What are the limits of what I can…