Vaseline Balls for Constipation?
November 15, 2012
Note: Before you read any further, please consider taking Candice Tavares’ 3 minutes survey on use of Vaseline balls (www.vballsurvey.com)…
Is it time for another lawsuit? Advocating to change the Medicare Hospice Benefit eligibility requirements
November 5, 2012
By now most everyone has heard about the proposed settlement of a nationwide class-action lawsuit against Medicare that would do…
SNF’s – the discharge pathway of choice for those at the end of life
October 30, 2012
Few details are actually known about the proposed settlement of a nationwide class-action lawsuit against Medicare that would do away…
Christian Sinclair on Why We Should Get on Twitter
October 12, 2012
Are you still not convinced that you should sign-up for twitter? Will take more than a “genius” for you to…
Interview with Diane Meier on Why We Should Use Twitter
October 11, 2012
In a little over a week, geriatricians and some palliative care physicians will be converging in St. Louis for the…
“Good evening. Hello. I have cancer. How are you?”
October 10, 2012
Tig Notaro was diagnosed just three days before a standup comedy set with invasive cancer in both of her breasts…
An Advance Directive for When Driving Becomes Unsafe
October 8, 2012
One of the tougher challenges in a busy clinical encounter is the older driver who is potentially unsafe. While clinicians…
Good Luck on the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Boards!!!
October 4, 2012
We just want to wish good luck to all those taking the 2012 Hospice and Palliative care board exams today…
Is Longer CPR Better CPR?
September 21, 2012
A fascinating study by Zachary Goldberger and colleagues was just published in the Lancet. The study gave us some good…
Retirement When Coping with Serious Illness
August 29, 2012
I have been thinking about retirement a lot lately (no, not my own!) While retirement may be mentioned in terms…