Aid in Dying: a triumph of choice over care?
June 7, 2016
by: Elizabeth Dzeng (@LizDzeng) On September 11, 2015, the legislative bodies of California and the United Kingdom were both faced…
Physician as Healer or Harmer? The Ethical Context of Aid in Dying
December 14, 2015
by: Elizabeth Dzeng, @LizDzeng As ethicists like to point out, what is the law is not always ethical and what is…
Redesigning Dying
September 10, 2015
Dying is in serious need of a redesign. This is the point of BJ Miller’s TED talk that was given…
Choice and Control at the End of Life – The 3 Wishes Project
August 18, 2015
One of the advantages of getting behind in reading medical journals is seeing links between articles when I finally try…
Healthy Dying… An important part of healthy aging
April 14, 2015
By: Paul Tatum @doctatum This year the Obama administration will convene the 2015 White House Conference on Aging (WHCOA). The…
Statins at the end of life, revisited
April 12, 2015
The recently published statin-discontinuation trial has been celebrated in the palliative care community. It’s message is clear – go ahead…
Knocking on Heaven’s Door: A Book Review
September 9, 2014
“Knocking on Heaven’s Door” by Katie Butler is a book that will resonate with most of our GeriPal readership. In…
Is Deactivating a Cardiac Pacemaker Euthanasia?
September 4, 2014
“He’d feel okay about not replacing the pacemaker’s battery when it ran down, he said. But turning it off, he…
Community Health Workers: Key to Reducing Disparities in End-of-Life Care
September 9, 2013
Despite recent attention, dying in the United States is a complex and often suboptimal experience for patients and providers alike.…
$10,000 Design Challenge to Improve the Communication of End-of-life Preferences
April 23, 2013
Do you have any good ideas on how to get more people to complete advance directives early, re-visit them periodically,…