Presidential Proclamations on National Hospice Month
November 2, 2010
Thirty-three years of presidential proclamations have solidified November as National Hospice Month. It is interesting to go back in the…
Any Symptom in an Older Adult is a Medication Side Effect Until Proven Otherwise
October 26, 2010
Mike Steinman recently published a paper in JAMA about sensible medication managment in older adults. I’ve had the opportunity to…
Palliative Chemotherapy
October 14, 2010
by: Robert Killeen MDIs there anyone amongst the readership that can direct me to a list, a compendium of purely…
Dumb Medicine: Screening for Cancer in Patients already Diagnosed with Incurable Cancer
October 13, 2010
I used to get sports illustrated, and my favorite column was titled “this weeks sign that the apocalypse is upon…
A New Tool for Delivering Culturally-Competent Geriatric Care
October 11, 2010
By the middle of this century, one out of every three older Americans will be from a diverse group of…
Call for Action
October 3, 2010
Diane Meier asked us to post this call for action to GeriPal. Please act! Cross posted at Pallimed with terrific example…
Dying without Dialysis
September 28, 2010
There is a terrific article in this weeks Journal of Pain and Symptom Management by Fliss Murtagh of King’s College…
One Failing of POLST – “Full Treatment” is Needed for All Patients
September 22, 2010
Medicine is much like politics. Both fields have an affinity to condense complicated multifaceted issues into value-laden phrases that add…
Potpourri from Clinical Work III
September 16, 2010
Interesting issues and questions from my recent stint on the inpatient hospice and palliative care service. Hospices are not supposed to…
Geriatrics Cultural Navigator: Free App from AGS
August 24, 2010
Free i-pod/i-pad/i-phone App from the American Geriatrics Society is available now for download. This App is based on Doorway Thoughts:…