Palliative Care as the Standard of Care for Stem Cell Transplants
November 23, 2016
Today was a big day for palliative care. Really big. Why? Because today we have the strongest evidence to…
Hallelujah: Integrating Primary Palliative Care In The ICU
November 19, 2016
There are a lot of ways one can imagine on how to integrate palliative care into the intensive care unit…
Honoring Veterans
November 11, 2016
This Veterans’ Day, stop and think about the World War II Veteran. The average veteran of WWII is now over…
Sweet Little Lies: Is it Ever Ok to Lie to Our Patients?
November 2, 2016
Truth telling is an ethical pillar of medicine. But, are there instances when it is ever ok to lie to…
Aligning Quality and Cost Savings Through Home Based Palliative Care
October 31, 2016
by: Timothy Poore (@TimCPoore) More than 90% of non-institutionalized people over the age of 65 in the United States receive…
Can your Emergency Physician find your Advance Directive?
October 28, 2016
by: Ryan Van Wert, MD Providing high quality emergency care to individuals with serious, life-limiting illness starts with an understanding of…
Keep Your Hands to Yourself
October 27, 2016
This week’s GeriPal podcast is all about mechanical ventilation and dementia. In particular, we discuss a new article in JAMA…
GeriPal Podcast #2: Breath Becomes Air or Nothing Becomes Something
October 18, 2016
In our second GeriPal Podcast, we discuss Professor Thomas Laqueur’s review of Paul Kalanithi’s book “When Breath Becomes Air.” Professor Laqueur’s review,…
GeriPal Podcast Episode 1: Bed Alarms
October 12, 2016
Welcome to GeriPal’s innagural podcast episode titled “Bed Alarms”. This is the first in a series of podcasts on all…
Palliative Care Consultations in Nursing Homes: It Can (and Should) Be Done
October 3, 2016
by: Eric Widera (@ewidera) One out of every four people living in the United States will die in a nursing…