Gabapentinoids – Gabapentin and Pregabalin: Tasce Bongiovanni, Donovan Maust and Nisha Iyer
March 2, 2023
Gabapentin is the 10th most prescribed drug in the United States and use is increasing. In 2002, 1% of adults…
Involving the inner circle: Emily Largent, Anne Rohlfing, Lynn Flint & Anne Kelly
February 23, 2023
All Posts · Geriatrics · Healthcare · Hospice and Palliative Medicine (HPM) · Palliative Care · Social Work
You know when you walk out of a patient’s room and have that sense, “This isn’t going to go well.”…
The Angry Patient: A podcast with Dani Chammas and Keri Brenner
February 16, 2023
All Posts · Geriatrics · Healthcare · Hospice and Palliative Medicine (HPM) · Palliative Care · Teaching
Think about the last time a patient yelled at you in anger. How did you react? The last time this…
GeriPal #HPMParty at the 2023 AAHPM / HPNA Meeting in Montreal
February 14, 2023
Four years ago I wrote a post inviting everyone to join us for the GeriPal / Pallimed #HPMParty. It breaks…
What can we learn from simulations? Amber Barnato
February 9, 2023
All Posts · Geriatrics · Healthcare · Hospice and Palliative Medicine (HPM) · Palliative Care · Teaching
Amber Barnato is an expert in simulation studies. A health services researcher and palliative care physician, Amber lauds the ability…
Books on Becoming A Better Mentor (and Better Person): Bob Arnold
February 2, 2023
Sometimes you read a book and get a flash of insight – that “ah ha!” moment – about yourself and…
On Racism & Ageism: Ramona Rhodes, Sharon Brangman, Tim Farrell, and Nancy Lundebjerg
January 26, 2023
The Covid epidemic laid bare two major structural issues. First, Black and Latinx persons experienced much higher rates of mortality…
End of the Year Thanks, Thoughts, and Updates
December 22, 2022
As we are coming up at the end of the calendar year and almost to our 250th podcast, Alex and…
Palliative Care in A Conflict Zone: Help Us Support Our Hospice and Palliative Care Colleagues in Ukraine
June 20, 2022
Stories from our colleagues in Ukraine have been both inspiring and troubling. Staff has been working overtime with fewer resources,…
Buprenorphine Use in Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Zachary Sager and Janet Ho
April 14, 2022
Buprenorphine. It’s been around for a long time but is acting like the hot new kid in town. Just look…