Potpourri from Clinical Work V
December 6, 2011
The following observations and questions came up during my recent work as palliative care attending. Thoughts and responses are welcome:…
Treating Pain to Reduce Behavioral Disturbances in Dementia
December 5, 2011
There have been a lot of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions proposed for the all too common behavioral complications of dementia…
Too Much of A Good Thing
November 26, 2011
There is an estimated 6.7 million emergency hospitalizations every year in the US. One out of every 67 of these…
What Drugs Should You Avoid In the Elderly: An Update on the Beers Criteria
November 11, 2011
Dr. Mark Beers Should you always avoid the use of metaclopromide in the elderly (I still use it in some…
Geriatric Palliative Medical Education – Yeah! There is a place tostart from…
November 2, 2011
Have you heard of the Portal for Online Geriatric Education (POGOe)? The Portal of Geriatric Online Education (http://www.POGOe.org/) is a…
Some days I hate POLST
October 28, 2011
There are days I hate the POLST form (Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment). In concept, it’s significantly better than…
The Biggest Questions in Palliative Care and Geriatrics Finally Answered
October 21, 2011
Every week we have been posting a lot of questions on GeriPal about some of the biggest issues in geriatrics…
Take the “H” out of AAHPM/HPNA? Let’s Discuss.
October 14, 2011
All Posts · American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine · Hospice · Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA)
Should the word “hospice” be taken out of the professional society names: “American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine,” and…
Inappropriate prescribing
October 14, 2011
It’s been a while since I posted but I had to share frustration! This week I saw a new patient…
What We Can Learn While Driving to Work
October 10, 2011
Here is today’s GeriPal puzzler: what can medicine learn from Click and Clack, the Car Talk guys? Give up? I…