2 MUST Views: Portraits of the Elderly as They Once Were and Jane Lotter Obituary
August 2, 2013
I wanted to draw GeriPal readers attention to two websites that you must view. Really, right now. If you have 5…
Why the Mini-Mental State Examination (“MMSE”) Copyright Has No Legal Standing
July 12, 2013
Over a year ago, John Newman and Robin Feldman wrote in the New England Journal Of Medicine about a company,…
How do you teach about Prognostication?
June 27, 2013
Prognostication is one of the most challenging concepts; however, there are some good teaching tools to get you started! A…
Death of the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurse, Part 2
June 26, 2013
-By Joannie Ericson RN, MS This is the second and last of the Death of the Gerontological Nurse Practitioner series…
Appearances can be deceiving: aging, homelessness, and acute care
June 17, 2013
Before reading any further, stop to think about the last older homeless adult you saw. If you are a…
When Not to Follow an Advance Directive
May 27, 2013
by: Eric Widera (@ewidera) An 85-year-old woman with moderate Alzheimer’s disease who enjoys walking in her nursing home’s garden with…
Leadership IS a geriatrics competency
May 11, 2013
by: Helen Chen, MD Riding back to DFW on the airport shuttle after attending the Pioneer ACO presentations during the…
#AGS13: Views of Geriatrics and Palliative Care from Four Continents
April 30, 2013
This years’ American Geriatrics Society (AGS) meeting in Grapevine, Texas, is fast approaching. The schedule is jam packed with great…
Surrogate End Points in Drug Trials: Caveat Emptor
April 29, 2013
It seems like such a good idea. Before a patient takes a new drug, they would like to know that…
Do patients need to know they are terminally ill?
April 26, 2013
The British Medical Journal (BMJ) has published a couple of interesting pieces this week that might interest you (controversy alert…