Atul Gawande, just what the doctor ordered
October 8, 2014
by: Stephanie Rogers @SERogersMD Atul Gawande is expanding the conversation about care at the end of life with his new book,…
What books inspired you to go into #geriatrics or #palliative care?
August 12, 2014
by: Alex Smith @AlexSmithMD I just read a wonderful categorization of books about aging on Lousie Aronson’s blog. She categorizes…
Practice Change Leaders for Aging & Health: Jedi Training for Geriatric Professionals
July 2, 2014
This is your big opportunity! The C-Suite is giving you 10 minutes to make a business case for your new…
#Geriatrics and #Palliative Care Consults via #Twitter!
April 1, 2014
by: @AlexSmithMD Here at GeriPal, we have really tried to push the envelope with the use of social media in geriatrics…
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…
On Cooks and Cookbooks: Failure of a Palliative Care Pathway
October 30, 2013
by: Alex Smith @AlexSmithMD Wouldn’t it be great if we came up with a standardized approach to caring for hospitalized…
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…
Metal on Metal Hip Replacements: A Tragic Failure of the FDA Regulatory Process
January 13, 2013
Hip replacements are a miracle of modern medicine. They restore mobility to persons with disabling hip arthritis and free them…
If Air Travel Worked Like Health Care
January 11, 2013
I was lucky enough to attend UCSF’s School of Medicine Leadership Retreat today which was facilitated by the design firm…
Hospital Medicine is Part of Primary Care
August 22, 2011
There has been a lot of policy discussions about the emergence of the hospitalist movement. A decade ago, when a…