Can We Agree To Disagree
October 21, 2009
JAMA published an essaythis week about a conversation I had with my grandparents entitled “Can We Agree to Disagree”. This…
How Is it Going?
October 21, 2009
Hello GeriPal Community! I have certainly enjoyed reading many of the posts and comments since the launch of GeriPal 4…
End Stage Dementia: A Terminal Disease Needing Palliative Care
October 18, 2009
There is an important article in the current issue of the New England Journal of Medicine authored by Dr. Susan…
Death Panel Redux: Palliative Care Strikes Back
October 13, 2009
The hysteria around “death panels” has largely died down (no pun intended). This largely coincided with the removal of the…
Some Other Disease: A call to action.
October 9, 2009
This blog is a warning. “Some other disease” or SOD will soon become the leading killer of elderly patients in…
Palliative Care Grand Rounds
October 7, 2009
Welcome to Palliative Care Grand Rounds! This monthly blog carnival highlights some of the best and most interesting blog posts…
An Attempt to Balance the Signal-Noise Ratio Surrounding Palliative Care
October 4, 2009
While it has taken years to popularize the word “palliative” (I have to confess that the word still does not…
What if palliative care doesn’t save money?
October 1, 2009
15 years ago, Drs. Zeke and Linda Emanuel wrote an article in the New England Journal of Medicine titled, “The…
GeriPal Taste Test Part I: Liquid Bowel Medications
September 28, 2009
GeriPal has put together a taste test on “Liquid Bowel Medications” which was inspired from a great selection of comments…
Looking for Posts We Love – Palliative Care Grand Rounds Coming Soon
September 25, 2009
Don’t forget that GeriPal is hosting Palliative Care Grand Rounds on Wednesday, October 7th! The goal of Palliative Care Grand…