3 Blogs Waiting to be Started: PediPal, PalliTech, and GeriPal EM
March 24, 2014
Every once and a while Eric and I are contacted by people hoping to start a blog. Sometime people follow…
Still Needed: Guidance for the “GeriPal” Patient with Heart Failure
January 30, 2014
As a (geriatric) primary care provider and (palliative medicine) specialist who cares for patients with heart failure (HF), the 2013…
Aging 2.0: Why We Should Engage the Innovators, & 11 Start-ups To Consider
November 25, 2013
If you are interested in the intersection between aging and innovation, these certainly are intriguing times. Last Thursday I attended…
Research Amplifies Need for Patient-Centered Goals of Care Discussion
August 10, 2013
How important is reducing the risk of one ailment if it increases the risk of another? A class of drugs…
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…