What’s in a Name: The Branding Issues of Geriatrics and Palliative Care
January 30, 2013
One common issue that comes up in both palliative care and geriatrics is how to address the lack of name…
What is in the Palliative Care Syringe?
January 29, 2013
Pay attention! (image only tangentially related to the post, thanks wikimedia) Remember the landmark trial at MGH by Jennifer Temel that demonstrated…
The Do No Harm Project
January 28, 2013
I would like to introduce the Geripal community to a wonderful new project that two of my friends and colleagues…
The Need for Medical-Legal Dialogue in Care of Older Adults
January 25, 2013
“They are just so judgmental and hard to talk to. They’ve got their own agenda and it’s not always about…
Screening for Elder Abuse and Neglect – the USPSTF Report
January 22, 2013
The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released its updated standards for screening older or physically or mentally dysfunctional…
Congratulations to the 2013 Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Physician Awardees
January 16, 2013
We would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to the 5 physicians just been named as recipients of the 2013…
If Air Travel Worked Like Health Care
January 11, 2013
I was lucky enough to attend UCSF’s School of Medicine Leadership Retreat today which was facilitated by the design firm…
Evidence-Based Practice of Palliative Medicine
January 9, 2013
I just got my hands on a copy of a fabulous new book by Drs Goldstein and Morrison and felt…
Please don’t go. We’ll eat you up. We love you so.
January 6, 2013
Above is Christopher Nieman’s beautiful illustration of Maurice Sendak’s heartwarming and deeply moving NPR interview with Fresh Air’s Terry Gross…
Successful Aging Does Not Equal Aging without Disability
January 5, 2013
What does successful aging look like? In one of the more influential papers on the subject published in 1987, Rowe…