Are you smarter than a medical intern? The why, what and how of the Medicare Hospice Benefit
August 3, 2012
The AAMC lists “presenting palliative care (including hospice) as a positive, active treatment option for a patient with advanced disease”…
Remote-sensing incontinence briefs
August 1, 2012
While sipping my coffee Sunday morning I happened across one of the doyens of NY Times political opinion, Thomas Friedman,…
Do awards really matter? This one does!
July 30, 2012
This is a special guest post by Bebe Guill – Consulting Program Director for CHAPI, the Collaborative on Healthcare for…
A DNR Tattoo? Really? Great Teaching Image for Geriatrics or Palliative Care
July 24, 2012
(To see the JGIM image click this link) Perhaps you have said, or heard someone declare, “I want DNR tattooed across…
Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA)
July 18, 2012
Five years ago I was given a golden ticket as a junior faculty member at UCSF. That ticket was a…
How do you explain hospice?
July 6, 2012
It’s early July, and so many of us are working with new trainees: fellows, residents, interns, medical students, nursing students…any…
How do you teach about the 3Ds? Delirium, Dementia and Depression
July 4, 2012
In this and upcoming posts, we will review some educational products in both geriatrics and palliative care. For many of…
Xanax Schmanax
June 29, 2012
As geriatricians and providers who work with older adults, many of whom are frail, we carry amongst our mantras the…
What is Meaningful Interaction?
June 26, 2012
I recently cared for a 96 year old woman who was rehospitalized for a recurrent infection (identifying details altered to…
GeriPal Turns 3: The Training Wheels Come off
June 22, 2012
Today is GeriPal’s third birthday. This news may bring welcome relief to some of our readers as we have finally…