On teaching EKG’s and family meetings
On my last day of ward attending, I handed out an EKG that resembled the Dow Jones industrial average over…
On my last day of ward attending, I handed out an EKG that resembled the Dow Jones industrial average over…
There is an important article in the current issue of the New England Journal of Medicine authored by Dr. Susan…
This blog is a warning. “Some other disease” or SOD will soon become the leading killer of elderly patients in…
Welcome to Palliative Care Grand Rounds! This monthly blog carnival highlights some of the best and most interesting blog posts…
GeriPal has put together a taste test on “Liquid Bowel Medications” which was inspired from a great selection of comments…
Great news for Geriatrics! For the second consecutive year, a geriatrician has been awarded a MacArthur “genius” grant. Last year,…
There is an important study in the current issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. This study addresses…
With the endless news cycle surrounding health care reform lately, it’s easy to have missed some other breaking and troubling…
This morning on NPR’s Morning Edition, Atul Gawande was interviewed to explain the difference between Rationing Care and Rational Care.…
The John Hartford Foundation supported the inaugural summit of leaders from geriatrics and palliative medicine in July to encourage opportunities,…