Rethinking Prisoner Release Policies from a Geriatrics Perspective
May 21, 2010
Tina Chiu of the VERA Institute of Criminal Justice recently wrote a report It’s About Time: Aging Prisoners, Increasing Costs,…
The Opposite of Love
May 18, 2010
The Emergency Department phoned my office right before lunch. I was on call for our general IM group, so when…
Nurses are the best!
May 8, 2010
No man, not even a doctor, ever gives any other definition of what a nurse should be than this –…
NEED YOUR EXPERTISE
May 7, 2010
Geripal experts: If you have to share ONE TIP with your fellow Geriatricians and Gerontologists about palliative care of older…
Should Medical Societies Boycott Arizona?
May 6, 2010
Roughly 150 members gathered last week at a Town Hall meeting at last week’s annual meeting of the Society of…
Substance Use Disorders in Older Adults
May 6, 2010
It is commonly thought that older adults are not the usual suspects when it comes to substance abuse disorders. But…
“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,”…
Advance directives say “I’m not dead yet”
May 3, 2010
“Enough. The living will has failed, and it is time to say so.” So said Angela Fagerlin and Carl Schneider…
Thoughts on Disability
April 29, 2010
As a Geriatrician, it is fair to say that we work with a fair number of patients who have disabilities…
Palliative Care: Transforming the Care of Serious Illness – A Book Review
April 27, 2010
On my way out of the hospital this evening I ran into a soon-to-be palliative care fellow. Our conversation quickly…