If you’re like me, then you can’t get enough of these exciting meetings with high concentrations of hospice and palliative…
What happens in Long Term Acute Care Hospitals, or LTACs (pronounced L-tacs)? I’ve never been in one. I’ve sent patients…
Geriatricians in the 2030s may be able to prescribe very costly medications for older Medicare beneficiaries who cannot get supper.…
You’re the attending physician on a teaching service. Your resident says we shouldn’t order a CT because CT’s are over-used…
In this week’s podcast we talk with Lew Cohen, MD, about his new book “A Dignified Ending: Taking Control Over…
Eric: Welcome to the GeriPal podcast. This is Eric Widera. Alex: This is Alex Smith. Eric: And Alex, we’ve got…
There are few names more closely associated with palliative care than Diane Meier. She is an international leader of palliative…
In this week’s podcast, we talk with Dr. Ira Byock, a leading palliative care physician, author, and public advocate for…
In this week’s GeriPal podcast we discuss delirium, with a focus on prevention. We are joined by internationally acclaimed delirium…
One of our first GeriPal posts was titled “Rant on Terminology,” by Patrice Villars, NP. In the spirit of looking…