Singing while you walk and learning to communicate between the towers of academia
December 13, 2010
As a geriatrician and an ethnomusicologist, I have had ample opportunity to observe the impact of music upon gait among…
Older Adults and Quality of Life are New Topics in Healthy People 2020!
December 9, 2010
Healthy People 2020 has been released, and there is good news for GeriPals. (See Ken’s post soliciting suggestions from GeriPal readers…
New Dementia Performance Measures: Opportunity for Public Comment
December 5, 2010
The AMA Physician Consortium For Performance Improvement has released a draft set of performance measures for persons with dementia. The…
The Legacy of SUPPORT: 15 years later
November 30, 2010
November 2010 marks the 15th anniversary of the publication of the SUPPORT Project, the largest study of end of life…
Sex and Aging
November 14, 2010
Photo by Patrick Q It’s time to get comfortable with the notion that older Americans have satisfying sexual relationships. Studies…
A New Tool for Delivering Culturally-Competent Geriatric Care
October 11, 2010
By the middle of this century, one out of every three older Americans will be from a diverse group of…
Age Discrimination in Clinical Research: Time For Action
October 10, 2010
Older persons are often severely underrepresented in clinical trials of new drugs, therapies, and devices. Usually, their exclusion from these…
Opportunity to Comment on National CLAS Standards
October 1, 2010
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Health Care…
Geriatrics Cultural Navigator: Free App from AGS
August 24, 2010
Free i-pod/i-pad/i-phone App from the American Geriatrics Society is available now for download. This App is based on Doorway Thoughts:…
Some Random Thoughts on Geriatrics in Scotland from a US perspective
August 24, 2010
by: Bree Johnston For the past two months (started July 2010) I have been in Scotland working in variousgeriatrics and…