Thoughts on Disability
April 29, 2010
As a Geriatrician, it is fair to say that we work with a fair number of patients who have disabilities.…
Palliative Care: Transforming the Care of Serious Illness – A Book Review
April 27, 2010
On my way out of the hospital this evening I ran into a soon-to-be palliative care fellow. Our conversation quickly…
America’s Best Hospitals: A Devastating Critique
April 22, 2010
America’s leading teaching hospitals anxiously await the release of the annual US News hospital ratings. The “winning” hospitals will heavily…
POLST: Standardizing End-of-Life Orders rather than Patient Communication
April 20, 2010
Over the last 30 years we have tried to standardize patient communication about end-of-life issues though the utilization of statutory…
Driving and Dementia: An Excellent Guideline, and A Missed Opportunity
April 18, 2010
All Posts · American Geriatrics Society · Dementia · Geriatrics · Health Policy · Law · Mental Health · Relationships
The American Academy of Neurologyrecently released a very useful guideline on the evaluation of driving risk in patients with dementia.…
Are social networks blurring the boundaries between professional and personal lives?
April 17, 2010
Facebook, Twitter, Yammer and the Internet overall is a game changer. The rulebook of how we practice medicine has changed.…
An ER Physician’s Take on DNR Orders
April 13, 2010
It is a story that happens all too frequently in a fragmented healthcare system. A woman with cancer on chemotherapy…
Palliative Care and the Awareness of Death
April 10, 2010
Rob Pardi’s comments in the Pallimed discussion affected me deeply. His honesty, integrity, and willingness to share were so impressive that…
Dr. Desiree Pardi: Reconciling Her Life and Her Death
April 9, 2010
The New York Times recently ran an article titled “Helping Patients Face Death, She Fought to Live”. The article told…
Meaningful Activities For Persons With Dementia
April 8, 2010
All Posts · Care Managers · Dementia · Education · End-of-Life · Geriatrics · Long Term Care · Mental Health · Palliative Care · Seniors
There is a lot of focus on what elders with dementia can’t do. But what about more discussion of what…