Snow and Lollipops: Reflections on caring for the dying while raising children
June 25, 2014
Over the past year of my palliative care fellowship, I have learned that the discoveries made by the dying are…
Support Veterans’ Access to Hospice
May 27, 2014
In Columbia, MO the parade went off without a hitch. The Golden Eagles parachuted right onto their marks amongst the…
The Importance of Language
May 11, 2014
by: Bridget Sumser, LMSW The world of palliative care is well served in reviewing thoughtfully, the language we use on…
Nurses week: celebrating GeriPal nurse scientists
May 9, 2014
Diagram by Florence Nightingale showing that deaths in the British Army during the Crimean war due to preventable infectious diseases…
What pushes doctors to talk about withdrawal of life sustaining treatments?
April 25, 2014
What changes an ICU doctors intention to discuss withdrawal of life support in a family meeting? An interesting study published…
What to do when your patient is racist?
April 22, 2014
by: Alex Smith, @alexsmithMD I’d like GeriPal reader’s help with an issue that has vexed me since medical school. As…
Using Tech to Engage Patients in Advance Care Planning
November 5, 2013
Advance care planning is a process; a seemingly hard to do, hard to document process that we just aren’t very…
Doing the Right Thing and Making It Pay
October 19, 2013
Advanced care and palliative care can reduce healthcare costs for people with serious chronic illness. It’s hard to dispute that…
Specialized Care for Older Hospitalized Adults as a Palliative Care Intervention
October 19, 2013
Hospitals are dangerous places for older adults. Nearly a third of hospitalized older adults are discharged with a new…
A Fascinating Case Over Who Has the Right Over The Remains of a Loved One
September 14, 2013
On June 12, Betty Jean Collins of Warsaw, Missouri, executed a Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care Choices (DPOA-HC)…