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…
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…