REALLY Letting Go: Beyonde Gawande
July 28, 2010
by: Brad Stuart MD Atul Gawande’s brilliant essay in the New Yorker sums up the dilemma we face, whether we’re…
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…
Don’t try this at home (New GeriPal video “Take out the trash”)
July 25, 2010
“Don’t try this at home,” said Steve Pantilat, the director of our palliative care fellowship to the new palliative care…
Health Status Does Not Equal Quality of LIfe
June 3, 2010
Advance Care Planning · Communication · End-of-Life · Geriatrics · Healthcare · Quality of Life · Relationships · Research · Seniors
If you asked clinical researchers to describe the most important advances in research methodology over the past generation, many would…
“Demented Patients”: A terminology rant
May 4, 2010
All Posts · Communication · Culture · Dementia · Geriatrics · Mental Health · Relationships · Seniors
I would love the input of GeriPal readers on an issue. The commonly used phrases, “demented patient,” or “demented person,”…
More on dementia and mammograms
February 17, 2010
All Posts · Cancer · Care Managers · Communication · Dementia · End-of-Life · Geriatrics · Mental Health · Palliative Care · Primary Care · Screening
We recently discusseda study that described the common practice of obtaining screening mammograms in women with dementia. We considered how…
Medicine In Translation
February 12, 2010
“But what will you be doing to cure my disease?” the interpreter said, relaying the words of our patient. Was…
“Do not punctuate the end of your life with a senseless act of brutality!”
January 22, 2010
Words have power. Language has power. The words we use may comfort or shock, allay or provoke, sooth or batter.…
Post Traumatic Stress in Late Life
January 18, 2010
Over the past year, I have had several 80+ patients, combat veterans of WWII, who have had very significant symptoms…
Potpourri from clinical work
November 10, 2009
I’ve been attending on our hospital’s palliative care service. Several things have been on my mind, and although I don’t…