The Death Menu
September 11, 2015
by: Amy Getter, RN, MS Death scenarios, debates about assisted suicide, hospice and end of life commentaries, “Death cafes” and…
Redesigning Dying
September 10, 2015
Dying is in serious need of a redesign. This is the point of BJ Miller’s TED talk that was given…
Recent Covers on The Gerontologist
September 8, 2015
The most recent issues of The Gerontologist (June and August 2015) feature photos I took in 2012 on a trip…
Technology Will Transform Care for Older People: Truth or Hype? (Hint: HYPE)
September 7, 2015
I seem to keep hearing stories about how fancy new technologies will transform care for older persons. Living in the…
?s about Medicare payment for advance care planning
September 4, 2015
The Supreme Court case of Cruzan (Nancy Cruzan pictured) vs. Missouri established the right of individuals to make decisions in…
The experience of dementia OUTSIDE the nursing home: pain, weight loss, and transitions in care
August 31, 2015
by: Alex Smith, @AlexSmithMD About 4.5 million people have dementia in the US. Thanks to the fantastic work of palliative…
Is work life balance a first-world privledge problem, or not?
August 26, 2015
by: Alex Smith, @AlexSmithMD In geriatrics, and to a much greater extent palliative care, work/life balance is recognized as critical…
Why you got to be so rude: the impact of rudeness on the performance of medical teams
August 22, 2015
A fascinating study came out in Pediatrics recently on the impact rudenessplays on the performance of teams that I just…
Lawmakers rush to reintroduce End of Life Options Act, but haste makes bad policy
August 21, 2015
By: Laura Petrillo, MD (@lpetrillz) The End of Life Options Act, which would legalize physician-assisted suicide, was stalled in the…
Choice and Control at the End of Life – The 3 Wishes Project
August 18, 2015
One of the advantages of getting behind in reading medical journals is seeing links between articles when I finally try…