Loneliness and Social Isolation: Podcast with Carla Perissinotto and Ashwin Kotwal
August 19, 2021
Loneliness is different than isolation and solitude. Loneliness is a subjective feeling where the connections we need are greater than…
What to give Uncle Ernie, Grandma Mabel and Great Aunt Rose?
December 15, 2013
I’m literally running out the door for last minute shopping. I wanted to make time, though, to share with GeriPal…
SIT DOWN!!
December 12, 2011
Sometimes the best ideas are so simple that you both marvel at their eloquence and wonder why you never thought…
A novel therapeutic intervention: More time with patients
November 15, 2010
What would happen to the quality of patient care in the United States if we had more time to spend…
Health Status Does Not Equal Quality of LIfe
June 3, 2010
Advance Care Planning · Communication · End-of-Life · Geriatrics · Healthcare · Quality of Life · Relationships · Research · Seniors
If you asked clinical researchers to describe the most important advances in research methodology over the past generation, many would…
“Demented Patients”: A terminology rant
May 4, 2010
All Posts · Communication · Culture · Dementia · Geriatrics · Mental Health · Relationships · Seniors
I would love the input of GeriPal readers on an issue. The commonly used phrases, “demented patient,” or “demented person,”…
Driving and Dementia: An Excellent Guideline, and A Missed Opportunity
April 18, 2010
All Posts · American Geriatrics Society · Dementia · Geriatrics · Health Policy · Law · Mental Health · Relationships
The American Academy of Neurologyrecently released a very useful guideline on the evaluation of driving risk in patients with dementia…
Social Workers Are Awesome
March 15, 2010
In 1927, Francis Peabody remarkedthat “The secret of the care of the patient is in caring for the patient.” Medicine…
Maintaining Relationships: Stop Using the Words ‘Terminal’, ‘Dying’, ‘Hospice’, ‘Advance Directives’ and ‘Bereavement’ that Push Others Away
March 10, 2010
The best learning experiences for me have been times when I come away questioning core assumptions about the work I/we…