Three times higher rates of surgery before death in Munster, Indiana than Honolulu, Hawaii
October 8, 2011
A McMansion in Munster, IN, from Wikimedia Commons Honolulu, HI, from Wikimedia Commons Following up on our previous post about…
Ever visited a patient’s Facebook page? Had a patient visit yours?
October 1, 2011
The other day Eric Widera and I were teaching a course to the medical students about writing for social media…
Too Little Care? Too Much Care?
September 29, 2011
I wanted to get this community’s thoughts on a recent article that made some headlines (see ABC news and New York…
Opioid Dysmotility Dance Video
September 24, 2011
If you see just one YouTube video where a doctor uses his own body to teach, then see Cardiac Arrhythmias…
Social Isolation Faced by Many Gay Elders
September 17, 2011
We have written several pieces in GeriPal about issues such as isolation and loneliness. One aspect that we haven’t really…
Hip Fracture: “A Quintessential Geriatric Illness”
September 7, 2011
Image from the National Library of Medicine nlm.nih.gov I’d like to briefly turn readers attention to two terrific papers published…
A Study of Dignity Therapy on Distress and the End-of-Life Experience
September 5, 2011
Dignity Therapy is a brief form of psychotherapy developed by Harvey Chochinov, MD with a goal of conserving a dying…
Should Clinicans Give Recommendations?
August 20, 2011
I was taught to give recommendations to seriously ill patients and family members facing tough choices. This was probably best…
Are Antidepressants Ineffective for the Treatment of Depression in Dementia?
August 4, 2011
Depression is the most common mood disorder in elderly individuals with Alzheimer disease, with prevalence rates somewhere between 15% to…
Matchless: Residents Left in the Lurch
August 1, 2011
Over the last two weeks I have had four different second year residents from several institutions ask me about when…