Desktop Medicine: Here to Stay
November 21, 2010
I want to draw readers attention to a brilliant essay in JAMA by Jason Karlawish. He describes a new concept of…
KUDOS to the Palliators who took the ABMS Boards on 11-16-2010
November 17, 2010
Geripal Readers, please join us in congratulating all the Palliators who took the ABMS Hospice and Palliative Medicine Boards yesterday…
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…
Sex and Aging
November 14, 2010
Photo by Patrick Q It’s time to get comfortable with the notion that older Americans have satisfying sexual relationships. Studies…
Autonomy for Frail Elders
November 14, 2010
What does autonomy mean to a 95 year old woman with disability, dementia, and heart failure residing in a nursing home? Beauchamp…
Survival from severe sepsis: The infection is cured but all is not well
November 7, 2010
Severe sepsis is a syndrome marked by a severe infection that results in the failure of at least one major…
This Week in the GeriPal Blogosphere
November 4, 2010
Every time I get off the phone with Christian Sinclair (AAHPM board member, Pallimed rock-star, and social media guru) I…
Presidential Proclamations on National Hospice Month
November 2, 2010
Thirty-three years of presidential proclamations have solidified November as National Hospice Month. It is interesting to go back in the…
Life Space: Living Well Despite Disability
October 26, 2010
Geriatric Medicine is obsessed with functional status and disability. Much of the practice of Geriatrics revolves around the prevention or…
Any Symptom in an Older Adult is a Medication Side Effect Until Proven Otherwise
October 26, 2010
Mike Steinman recently published a paper in JAMA about sensible medication managment in older adults. I’ve had the opportunity to…