Appearances can be deceiving: aging, homelessness, and acute care
Before reading any further, stop to think about the last older homeless adult you saw. If you are a…
Before reading any further, stop to think about the last older homeless adult you saw. If you are a…
by: Eric Widera (@ewidera) An 85-year-old woman with moderate Alzheimer’s disease who enjoys walking in her nursing home’s garden with…
by: Helen Chen, MD Riding back to DFW on the airport shuttle after attending the Pioneer ACO presentations during the…
This years’ American Geriatrics Society (AGS) meeting in Grapevine, Texas, is fast approaching. The schedule is jam packed with great…
It seems like such a good idea. Before a patient takes a new drug, they would like to know that…
The British Medical Journal (BMJ) has published a couple of interesting pieces this week that might interest you (controversy alert…
From the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention It has been over three decades since the…
Dr. Tatum with Sen. Blunt 1. The Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) We have written about PCHETA…
The Bay Area Geriatrics Community recently lost one of our greatest friends, innovators, and pioneers with the passing of Dr.…
The American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) and the American Geriatrics Society have partnered up the American Board of…