Notes from the Field: Chiapas Round 2
February 13, 2012
I am fortunate to be back at the Hospital San Carlos, in Chiapas, Mexico for two weeks. I am again…
Poster Sessions at Medical Meetings: A Better Approach
October 11, 2011
The poster session is a ubiquitous part of most medical and scientific meetings. The format is pretty much always the…
2012 AAHPM Interactive Educational Exchange Call for Submissions
July 27, 2011
Back by popular demand! The Third Annual Interactive Educational Exchange at the Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Hospice…
New Restrictions on Financial Conflicts of Interest in CME
June 24, 2011
As reported in The Carlat Psychiatry Blog, the American Medical Association recently approved a report that may have substantial impacts…
Twitter to Tenure: Using Social Media to Enhance Your Career
May 1, 2011
What good is Twitter anyway? Why should I contribute to a blog? What are the limits of what I can…
Singing while you walk and learning to communicate between the towers of academia
December 13, 2010
As a geriatrician and an ethnomusicologist, I have had ample opportunity to observe the impact of music upon gait among…
Desktop Medicine: Here to Stay
November 21, 2010
I want to draw readers attention to a brilliant essay in JAMA by Jason Karlawish. He describes a new concept of…
KUDOS to the Palliators who took the ABMS Boards on 11-16-2010
November 17, 2010
Geripal Readers, please join us in congratulating all the Palliators who took the ABMS Hospice and Palliative Medicine Boards yesterday…
Caring.com: e-caregiving website and “customized” dementia information
October 8, 2010
As a practicing primary care geriatrician, I am always on the lookout for good resources that can help support my…
