Palliative Care, Chronic Pain, and the Opioid Epidemic: GeriPal Podcast with Jessie Merlin
December 5, 2017
I recently had the fortune to hear Dr. Kathy Foley talk about palliative care and the opioid epidemic. First, let…
What’s your favorite reference book in geriatrics and palliative care?
August 3, 2015
by: Alex Smith, @AlexSmithMD It’s summer, and the new fellows have started. I usually post around this time about a…
Potpourri from Clinical Work VI
February 1, 2012
Just finished another couple of weeks attending on the palliative care service, and wanted to share a couple of thoughts…
Treating Pain to Reduce Behavioral Disturbances in Dementia
December 5, 2011
There have been a lot of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions proposed for the all too common behavioral complications of dementia.…
Pain Poetry
July 2, 2011
It's July, and that means new housestaff, students, and fellows. Interns, fresh from medical school, and newly minted residents. Medical students…
Dying in India: Palliative Care Provides Hope
May 10, 2011
Imagine you have a terminal illness and were given a prognosis of 3 months...or less. In a developed country like…
Pew Internet Report Includes Dementia, Caregiving, Pain, End-of-Life Topics
February 22, 2011
Earlier this month, Pew released its latest report on what Americans look for online when they are searching for health…
Morphine Sulfate oral solution is now FDA approved
January 27, 2010
Morphine sulfate oral solution is now FDA approved thanks to a concerted effort by many in the hospice and palliative…
How do you treat your elderly clinic patients for chronic pain?
January 26, 2010
As noted on the Pallimed blog, a study published last week in Annals of Internal Medicine reports on adverse events…
Reviewing the Evidence for Opioids and Cancer Growth
January 6, 2010
Eric Widera recently posted about the media's irresponsible headlines implying that opioids cause cancer growth. This is our most read…