Pain Poetry
July 2, 2011
It’s July, and that means new housestaff, students, and fellows. Interns, fresh from medical school, and newly minted residents. Medical students…
New Restrictions on Financial Conflicts of Interest in CME
June 24, 2011
As reported in The Carlat Psychiatry Blog, the American Medical Association recently approved a report that may have substantial impacts…
Get Out the Vote GeriPal Style II
June 16, 2011
“Hospice Care” is up against “Institute for Healthcare Improvement” (IHI) in the ModernHealthcare finals! OK, it’s kind of a ridiculous idea. …
Look SHARP
June 14, 2011
(well, maybe not) Last week, results of the SHARP trialwere released with great fanfare. In this study, investigators randomized over…
Lessons I learned by Examining Miracles
June 13, 2011
“If it is a Miracle, any sort of evidence will answer, but if it is a Fact, proof is necessary”…
Your Tax Dollars Are Being Wasted by Medicare
May 29, 2011
The title of this post may sound a little Tea Partyish, but stick with me here… Medicare is projected to…
Why Should I Have to Choose?
May 17, 2011
My interest in geriatrics stems from working in a nursing home as a teenager however my exposure to palliative medicine…
Undue Influence: Corporate Sponsorship of Professional Society Meetings
May 7, 2011
All Posts · American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine · American Geriatrics Society · Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) · Society of General Internal Medicine
There was a great report in one of the most influential medical periodicals today. Not NEJM, or JAMA, or Annals…
From Twitter to Tenure – The Wrap Up
May 6, 2011
I have the distinct honor of wrapping up the online prelude for the SGIM Social Media Workshop “From Twitter to…
The Third Annual Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Physician Awards
May 3, 2011
The Cunniff-Dixon Foundation in collaboration with the Hastings Center and the Duke Institute on Care at the End of Life…