Interview with Diane Meier on Why We Should Use Twitter
October 11, 2012
In a little over a week, geriatricians and some palliative care physicians will be converging in St. Louis for the…
An Advance Directive for When Driving Becomes Unsafe
October 8, 2012
One of the tougher challenges in a busy clinical encounter is the older driver who is potentially unsafe. While clinicians…
Delirium in NYTimes and introducing GeriTech.org
October 3, 2012
I was thrilled to see this week that delirium is getting some love in the NY Times. If you haven’t seen…
TAVR: Life-prolonging and palliative or risky and costly?
August 27, 2012
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a therapy proposed “as the standard of care for symptomatic patients with aortic stenosis…
A Reluctance to Disagree with Recommendations
August 16, 2012
I remember when my son was about 2 years old he developed a very minor case of acute otitis media…
Low Does IV Haldol to Prevent Delirium in Post-Op ICU Patients
August 15, 2012
The reason that I love preparing talks to give to residents and fellows is that I always find new and…
A DNR Tattoo? Really? Great Teaching Image for Geriatrics or Palliative Care
July 24, 2012
(To see the JGIM image click this link) Perhaps you have said, or heard someone declare, “I want DNR tattooed across…
Emergency Departments as a Place for End-of-Life Transitions
June 6, 2012
I have always been struck by the question of where individuals would prefer to die. You know, the one where…
The Fellowship Match: Geriatrics Is In, Palliative Care is Still Out
May 2, 2012
The biggest announcement so far at the American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting is that Geriatricswill be entering into the fellowship…
An Appeal to Bring Medical Eduction into Nursing Homes
May 1, 2012
What happens when the head of one of the most prominent medical education journals publishes a call for every medical…