Top 10 Reasons Eric Widera is the Best Fellowship Director Ever
June 19, 2015
10. Like President Obama, he keeps his wardrobe streamlined so he can focus on what’s important. 9. He shares the…
When to Stop Medications in Advanced Dementia
June 15, 2015
by: Claire Larson Throughout medical training, we devote extensive time learning when to start medications. We memorize the pharmacology, indications…
Copyright claims a well-validated cognitive test
June 11, 2015
A new meta-analysis of brief cognitive tests appeared in JAMA Internal Medicine this week, and I was asked to opine…
What should we call the physician-assisted act of intentionally killing oneself near the end of life
June 4, 2015
By: Eric Widera (@ewidera) It was a big day in California today. The California Senate passed SB 128 which would…
International Celebration of Aging at University of Michigan Health System
June 1, 2015
My exhibit entitled An International Celebration of Aging will be featured by Gifts of Art at the University of Michigan…
The house calls imperative and what you can do about it – right now.
May 28, 2015
A timely study came out in JAMA IM this week that highlights the need and potential demand for home-based delivery…
New guidelines address conflicts over “potentially inappropriate” treatment in the ICU
May 27, 2015
By: Laura Petrillo, @lpetrillz Summary Decisions about life-sustaining treatment in the intensive care unit are among the most ethically fraught…
Decision aids in serious illness: dissemination strategy, anyone?
May 24, 2015
by: Alex Smith, @AlexSmithMD I was fortunate to be part of a really nice systematic review of decision aids for…
Insights into Geriatrics by Cartoonist Roz Chast
May 23, 2015
Roz Chast, a beloved and well known cartoonist for the New Yorker, has written a brilliant book that should be…
Outcomes of In-Hospital CPR in Patients Receiving Dialysis
May 22, 2015
We’ve talked a lot about the prognosis after receiving in-hospital CPR in this blog (here, here, and here to name a…