Desktop Medicine: Here to Stay
November 21, 2010
I want to draw readers attention to a brilliant essay in JAMA by Jason Karlawish. He describes a new concept of…
Sex and Aging
November 14, 2010
Photo by Patrick Q It’s time to get comfortable with the notion that older Americans have satisfying sexual relationships. Studies…
Autonomy for Frail Elders
November 14, 2010
What does autonomy mean to a 95 year old woman with disability, dementia, and heart failure residing in a nursing home? Beauchamp…
Presidential Proclamations on National Hospice Month
November 2, 2010
Thirty-three years of presidential proclamations have solidified November as National Hospice Month. It is interesting to go back in the…
Any Symptom in an Older Adult is a Medication Side Effect Until Proven Otherwise
October 26, 2010
Mike Steinman recently published a paper in JAMA about sensible medication managment in older adults. I’ve had the opportunity to…
Palliative Chemotherapy
October 14, 2010
by: Robert Killeen MDIs there anyone amongst the readership that can direct me to a list, a compendium of purely…
Dumb Medicine: Screening for Cancer in Patients already Diagnosed with Incurable Cancer
October 13, 2010
I used to get sports illustrated, and my favorite column was titled “this weeks sign that the apocalypse is upon…
Call for Action
October 3, 2010
Diane Meier asked us to post this call for action to GeriPal. Please act! Cross posted at Pallimed with terrific example…
Dying without Dialysis
September 28, 2010
There is a terrific article in this weeks Journal of Pain and Symptom Management by Fliss Murtagh of King’s College…
One Failing of POLST – “Full Treatment” is Needed for All Patients
September 22, 2010
Medicine is much like politics. Both fields have an affinity to condense complicated multifaceted issues into value-laden phrases that add…