Open Wound by Karlawish – A Wonderful Read
July 27, 2013
I wanted to alert the Geripal community about a wonderful and interesting book written by one of our colleagues: Open…
July Mind, Beginner’s Mind: Teaching Imminent Death
July 20, 2013
Shunryu Suzuki by Robert Boni “Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind” is a collection of talks by the late Zen MasterShunryu Suzuki. The…
Nudging residents to document advance directives
July 16, 2013
Picture of this frog has no bearing on the post. I’m not saying residents are frogs in disguise. Seriously. It’s…
How do you teach about Prognostication?
June 27, 2013
Prognostication is one of the most challenging concepts; however, there are some good teaching tools to get you started! A…
Death of the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurse, Part 2
June 26, 2013
-By Joannie Ericson RN, MS This is the second and last of the Death of the Gerontological Nurse Practitioner series…
Empathy Video
June 25, 2013
by: Alex Smith I’m interested in people’s reactions to the video called “Empathy: The Human Connection to Patient Care” produced…
Appearances can be deceiving: aging, homelessness, and acute care
June 17, 2013
Before reading any further, stop to think about the last older homeless adult you saw. If you are a…
Hospice and the Transgendered
June 12, 2013
by: Robert Killeen MD Hospice is beset by many societal obstacles in its care of the transgendered patient. I saw…
Prognostic Disclosure and Other Palliative Care Needs in Dialysis Patients
June 7, 2013
“Doctors are terrible at prognostication.” This is a line that I often hear from other doctors in clinical practice. While…
What Is A “Natural” Death, Anyway?
May 23, 2013
by: Alex Smith, @alexsmithMD Eric kicked off the week posting about a study comparing use of the phrase “Allow Natural…