Code Blue
March 14, 2017
by: Marcia Glass, MD I sometimes notice “DNR” on my intern’s to-do list during rounds. It usually means his resident…
Encouraging ACP to support the Older Americans Act
February 27, 2017
by: Joanne Lynn, MD (@drjoannelynn) Last year when the Older Americans Act came up for reauthorization, no medical or nursing…
Ain’t No Party Like a GeriPal / Pallimed #HPMParty at #HPM17
February 15, 2017
Come one, come all to the 11th annual GeriPal / Pallimed party during the Annual Assembly of AAHPM and HPNA,…
Nate Goldstein – The Role of Palliative Care in Heart Failure
February 1, 2017
On today’s podcast we interview Nathan Goldstein (@drnategoldstein), Chief of the Division of Palliative Care for Mount Sinai Beth Israel…
Vicki Jackson on Building the Evidence Base for Palliative Care
January 25, 2017
Tremendous amount of exciting new data coming out of one of our nation’s oldest palliative care services: Massachusetts General Hospital…
A Podcast with Dame Cicely Saunders
January 22, 2017
Yes, we have a podcast with Dame Cicely Saunders, the founder of the modern hospice movement. No, it’s not one…
House Calls are Old-School
January 21, 2017
Dr. Heidmann on the way to an apointment. This sunny Saturday morning, I drove to a couple of house calls…
How to Incorporate the Results of a New Trial of Palliative Care in Lung and GI Cancers
January 4, 2017
by: Eric Widera (@ewidera) A little over 6 years ago, Jennifer Temel and colleagues published a trial of patients with…
Palliative care: the long view
December 21, 2016
by: Alex Smith, @AlexSmithMD In 1976, Balfour Mount published a landmark description of the first palliative care unit, in the Royal…
Rejecting Neutrality – Reducing Burdensome Hospitalizations For Nursing Home Residents
December 19, 2016
Nursing home residents are often sent to the hospital for care that often offers little hope of improving quality of…