Traversing the Great Divide: Inpatient and Outpatient Care
November 4, 2009
As the health reform debates continue, I am struck by the lack of attention to what seems to be a…
On teaching EKG’s and family meetings
November 3, 2009
On my last day of ward attending, I handed out an EKG that resembled the Dow Jones industrial average over…
Are Drug Labels Missing Information That Patients and Clinicians Need?
October 30, 2009
In a perspective in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine, Drs. Lisa Schwartz and Steven Woloshin, faculty at Dartmouth…
How should we counsel frail nursing home residents about dialysis?
October 24, 2009
Last weeks New England Journal of Medicine was a treasure trove of geriatrics and palliative care. In addition to the…
The Price of Hospice Rate Cuts
October 23, 2009
It goes without saying one can’t put a price on the last months, weeks and days of a life shared…
Can We Agree To Disagree
October 21, 2009
JAMA published an essaythis week about a conversation I had with my grandparents entitled “Can We Agree to Disagree”. This…
How Is it Going?
October 21, 2009
Hello GeriPal Community! I have certainly enjoyed reading many of the posts and comments since the launch of GeriPal 4…
End Stage Dementia: A Terminal Disease Needing Palliative Care
October 18, 2009
There is an important article in the current issue of the New England Journal of Medicine authored by Dr. Susan…
Death Panel Redux: Palliative Care Strikes Back
October 13, 2009
The hysteria around “death panels” has largely died down (no pun intended). This largely coincided with the removal of the…
Some Other Disease: A call to action.
October 9, 2009
This blog is a warning. “Some other disease” or SOD will soon become the leading killer of elderly patients in…