A Rant on Terminology
August 27, 2009
News Headlines read: Sen. Edward Kennedy loses battle with cancer. Really, he lost? I thought he died from a malignant…
Educating the masses about Geriatrics and Palliative Care (aka Marketing)
August 26, 2009
Geriatrics and Palliative Care (and primary care) have a problem. We haven't learned how to make our work, our mission,…
Despair not Progressives
August 25, 2009
With "Death Panels" dominating the healthcare reform debate, I was getting depressed. My hope had continued to rest with the…
A Health Care Glossary for Politically Charged Times
August 14, 2009
Now that we are in an Orwellian world in which words reflect corporate and politically motivated interests rather than reality,…
Learning something new
August 10, 2009
The aspect of geriatrics and palliative carewhich never ceases to amaze me is how much I learn from my patients…
Family Caregivers: The Silent Long Term Care System
July 27, 2009
Long term care is a hot topic. When people talk about long term care, they are generally talking about nursing…
American Geriatrics Society and the AMA: Time to Part Ways?
July 2, 2009
There is very eloquent letter from Richard Stefanacci and colleagues in the June edition of the Journal of the American…
Challenges for Emergency Departments: Incorporating Palliative and Geriatric Care
June 25, 2009
The most recent issue of Annals of Emergency Medicineincluded several interesting articles about the role of geriatrics and palliative care…
An apple a day keeps the doctor away – but it will cost you!
June 21, 2009
On the heals of the Atul Gawande piece in the New Yorker, Dr. Abraham Vergese wrote an interesting cover article…