Why not palliative oncology?
July 23, 2010
WHY NOT PALLIATIVE ONCOLOGY? The goal of palliative care is to relieve symptoms, reduce suffering and improve a patient’s quality…
3 Issues of Hospice
July 20, 2010
by: Robert Killeen MD Three Issues of Hospice I’d like to address three recurrent problems I’ve found in the field…
The breadth of life-sustaining treatment
June 25, 2010
In a recent story in the New York Times, Katy Butler described her parents’ experiences with illness, the health care…
Preventing Disability vs. Improving Quality of Life for Elders Living with Disability: Both are Important
June 20, 2010
I heard a prominent speaker talk about studies at the National Institute of Aging. The speaker described several new large and well funded trials…
Best of the Web – Palliative Care Grand Rounds Coming Soon
June 14, 2010
We need your help. GeriPal will be hosting the July 2010 installment of Palliative Care Grand Rounds. For those of…
John Wooden’s Feelings on Death
June 7, 2010
Much has been said about John Wooden’s inspiring approach to life, but what can we learn about his attitude towards…
What is Our Responsibility?
June 6, 2010
Is advocating for equal access to opioid medication around the world part of our professional responsibility? What about reducing racial…
Have We Improved Outcomes for Elderly Patients Admitted with Heart Failure?
June 2, 2010
Hospitalization for heart failure is exceedingly common, accounting for more than 1.1 million hospitalizations in 2006. It is also the…
GeriPal Housekeeping – Feeds, Comments, and Suggestions
May 28, 2010
It has almost been a year since our first post here on GeriPal. Since this first post we have had…
Rethinking Prisoner Release Policies from a Geriatrics Perspective
May 21, 2010
Tina Chiu of the VERA Institute of Criminal Justice recently wrote a report It’s About Time: Aging Prisoners, Increasing Costs,…