Aid in Dying: a triumph of choice over care?
by: Elizabeth Dzeng (@LizDzeng) On September 11, 2015, the legislative bodies of California and the United Kingdom were both faced…
by: Elizabeth Dzeng (@LizDzeng) On September 11, 2015, the legislative bodies of California and the United Kingdom were both faced…
by: Elizabeth Dzeng, @LizDzeng As ethicists like to point out, what is the law is not always ethical and what is…
Dying is in serious need of a redesign. This is the point of BJ Miller’s TED talk that was given…
One of the advantages of getting behind in reading medical journals is seeing links between articles when I finally try…
By: Paul Tatum @doctatum This year the Obama administration will convene the 2015 White House Conference on Aging (WHCOA). The…
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” by Katie Butler is a book that will resonate with most of our GeriPal readership. In…
“He’d feel okay about not replacing the pacemaker’s battery when it ran down, he said. But turning it off, he…
Despite recent attention, dying in the United States is a complex and often suboptimal experience for patients and providers alike.…
Do you have any good ideas on how to get more people to complete advance directives early, re-visit them periodically,…