That Place Between Youth and Scattered Ashes
May 8, 2013
Being a New Yorker, I am a bit obsessed with the windows of the dowager department stores that march down…
Asian Cultural Taboo Impedes End-of-Life Care?
August 16, 2011
Last week, I started interviewing clinicians who care for frail elders at On Lok Lifewaysas part of a study led…
Studying Race/Ethnicity and Attitudes Toward Death: Helpful or Harmful?
April 26, 2011
I received an email yesterday from CNN asking me to comment on a study published today in the Journal Cancer…
From Red to Gray: The New Older China
April 9, 2011
According to a United Nations study, developing countries such as China are seeing a rapid graying of their population that…
A New Tool for Delivering Culturally-Competent Geriatric Care
October 11, 2010
By the middle of this century, one out of every three older Americans will be from a diverse group of…
Opportunity to Comment on National CLAS Standards
October 1, 2010
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Health Care.…
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:…
“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,"…
Social Workers Are Awesome
March 15, 2010
In 1927, Francis Peabody remarkedthat "The secret of the care of the patient is in caring for the patient." Medicine…