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:…
Palliative Care Prolongs Life
August 19, 2010
Thanks to Wikimedia commons for picture, A puffer fish kissing the glass. No intentional relationship to the post, Just loved…
Debunking the “But I Already See Old People” Myth in Medical Education
August 18, 2010
What happens when you randomly assign medical students to either a mandatory two week rotation in specialized geriatric training or…
Task Force Medicine; 3 issues of palliative care
August 3, 2010
by: Robert Killeen MD Task Force Medicine; 3 Issues of Palliative Care In naval terms a “task force” is a…
An inspiring addendum to Gawande’s piece for physician researchers
July 30, 2010
Check out this new Huffington Post piece by Aaron Carroll, inspired by Gawande’s Neworker article “Letting Go.” Carroll and Gawande’s articles…
Atul Gawande New Yorker Article “Letting Go”
July 27, 2010
I want to draw people’s attention to a fantastic new piece in the New Yorker by Atul Gawande titled, “Letting…