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…
Palliative Care Nursing: Quality Care to the End of Life, 3rd ed. – a Book Review
April 5, 2010
Palliative Care Nursing Quality Care to the End of Life, Third Edition Marianne Matzo, PhD, GNP-BC, FPCN, FAAN (Editor) Deborah…
What Would Don Berwick Do? Obama’s Real Plan for Health Care Reform
April 2, 2010
OK, Congress has passed insurance reform. But President Obama’s proposed nomination of Don Berwick (pictured) to head CMS says a lot…
Does Having a Sense of Purpose Prevent Alzheimer Disease?
March 30, 2010
At our most recent UCSF Division of Geriatricsjournal club, we had a very lively discussion about an article examining whether…
Explaining Palliative Care: Matching Treatment to Patient Goals
March 29, 2010
I was consulted recently about an elderly woman who refused surgery for a large bowel obstruction from a colonic mass…
Q&A with Jeff Gordon – Author of “A Death Prolonged”
March 25, 2010
Many terminal patients linger through their final months with a miserable quality of life and too often with extreme levels…