Is standard oncology care killing patients?
May 16, 2014
In 2010, the Temel article reported that early palliative care prolongs survival in patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). As…
“Palliative chemotherapy” – a term that should be laid to rest
May 14, 2014
by: Alex Smith, @AlexSmithMD What is this term “palliative chemotherapy”? Are the words “palliative” and “chemotherapy” so incompatible that their…
The Importance of Language
May 11, 2014
by: Bridget Sumser, LMSW The world of palliative care is well served in reviewing thoughtfully, the language we use on…
Nurses week: celebrating GeriPal nurse scientists
May 9, 2014
Diagram by Florence Nightingale showing that deaths in the British Army during the Crimean war due to preventable infectious diseases…
What pushes doctors to talk about withdrawal of life sustaining treatments?
April 25, 2014
What changes an ICU doctors intention to discuss withdrawal of life support in a family meeting? An interesting study published…
Medicare hospice payment reform: not seeing eye to eye
April 10, 2014
By: Alex Smith @alexsmithMD Eye-popping numbers from the headlines of the New York Times today – 2% of doctors bill…
#Geriatrics and #Palliative Care Consults via #Twitter!
April 1, 2014
by: @AlexSmithMD Here at GeriPal, we have really tried to push the envelope with the use of social media in geriatrics…
New treatments for hep C: aging patients, unconscionable prices, missing voices
March 12, 2014
Promotional video by Gilead pharmaceuticals, makers of a new drug, urging people to talk to their doctor about treatments “We…
Join the GeriPal & Pallimed party at the AAHPM/HPNA/SWHPN 2014 Annual Assembly
March 10, 2014
The 8th annual GeriPal / Pallimed party is back on for this year’s AAHPM/HPNA/SWHPN 2014 Annual Assembly. We are…
Dementia Village: Dignified Care in an Experimental Town
March 6, 2014
Tragedies at the end of life come in many shapes and sizes. For Betty, an elderly woman with end stage…