Let’s Talk About Prognosis
January 8, 2015
GeriPal’s very own Alex Smith recently gave an absolutely fabulous “Ted-like” talk in which he made the statement that “prognosis…
What you can do today to pull the plug on Sarah Palin’s “death panel” myth
December 19, 2014
Perhaps enough time has passed that when you think about Sarah Palin, her antics seem almost cute in their absurdity. …
Make Advance Care Planning Routine
December 4, 2014
The following is part of a three-post progressive blog about the Center for Medicare Medicaid Services (CMS) choosing not to…
Wanting to survive more than just 30 days
December 1, 2014
by: Gretchen Schwarze, @GretchenSchwa10 My husband, also a surgeon, was recently discussing donor-nephrectomy with a healthy 65 year-old woman in…
6 tech innovations that will make you say “nifty!”
November 22, 2014
Generally at GeriPal we focus on low tech, high touch interventions. Like talking to people. But this week we had…
December’s Consumer Reports: Gadgets, Gear, and Hospice & Palliative Care
November 4, 2014
The December issue of Consumer reports is truly amazing. It’s filled with articles to help consumers find the right headphones,…
Advance care planning cold calls, crowdfunding palliative care, and pocket card decision aids
November 3, 2014
Advance Care Planning · Dementia · Ethics · Geriatrics · Hepatitis · Hospice and Palliative Medicine (HPM) · Mental Health
by: Alex Smith @AlexSmithMD Every once and a while, a new innovation comes along that makes you go, “Wow!” or,…
Advance care planning tool PREPARE, now in Spanish!
November 2, 2014
by: Alex Smith @AlexSmithMD and Rebecca Sudore @PrepareForCare Do you have Spanish-speaking patients? If you do, then point them toward…
Don’t just do something, stand there… why it’s too soon for talk of physician aid in dying
October 28, 2014
by Laura Petrillo (@lpetrillz) When Brittany Maynard announced her plans to end her life on November 1st, the news rippled…
Do you think hearing loss is important in hospice and palliative care?
October 3, 2014
by: Alex Smith, @AlexSmithMD Do you think age-related hearing loss is important in hospice and palliative care? We’d like to…