Trying to Integrate Advance Care Planning Into Clinic
August 27, 2009
As a geriatrician who primarily sees patients in clinic, I find myself often wondering how best to apply what I’ve…
A Health Care Glossary for Politically Charged Times
August 14, 2009
Now that we are in an Orwellian world in which words reflect corporate and politically motivated interests rather than reality,…
Colace
August 9, 2009
Colace is a problem at our hospital too. Both because there is not data that it works and because once…
Inappropriate Medications in the Hospice Setting
August 3, 2009
Supportive Care in Cancer recently published an article on the use of “futile” medications in patients with advanced and incurable…
Hospice care of the Geriatric patient
July 14, 2009
I am new to blogging, actually this is my first attempt and I write with trepidation. So, thank you, Alex,…
Survival after in-hospital CPR in the Elderly
July 13, 2009
NEJM published a paper last week looking at CPR outcomes in the elderly. The main question of the paper addresses…