Is Deactivating a Cardiac Pacemaker Euthanasia?
September 4, 2014
“He’d feel okay about not replacing the pacemaker’s battery when it ran down, he said. But turning it off, he…
Who is more likely to get a pacemaker, someone with or without dementia?
September 3, 2014
It’s pacemaker week here at GeriPal. What’s pacemaker week you ask? It’s a fun filled week of posts on pacemakers…
Debate: should palliative medicine physicians be required to certify in their primary specialty?
August 28, 2014
Cool picture of Kingfisher above from Wikimedia Commons – has nothing to do with the post. by: Alex Smith, @AlexSmithMD…
What books inspired you to go into #geriatrics or #palliative care?
August 12, 2014
by: Alex Smith @AlexSmithMD I just read a wonderful categorization of books about aging on Lousie Aronson’s blog. She categorizes…
Surgical decision-making for elders: GeriBoards, prehab, and other great ideas
August 8, 2014
by: Alex Smith, @alexsmithMD A while back people realized that outcomes of surgery in older people were probably better than previously…
Potpourri from clinical work VII
August 6, 2014
by: Alex Smith, @alexsmithMD The following are some reflections from being on service recently. Not enough time to develop these…
A Letter to My Geriatric Patients
July 29, 2014
I would like to send my deepest thanks to every one of you for teaching me so much during my…
Preparing for the hospice and palliative medicine board certification exam
July 25, 2014
What do the following three things have in common: The Paris Air Show The World Table Tennis Championships The Hospice…
Life and Death After Hip Fractures in Older Nursing Home Residents
July 24, 2014
Any who has had a loved one who sustains a hip fracture knows that these are life changing if not…
Hospice patients should have access to physical therpay to improve function
July 22, 2014
by: Alex Smith, @alexsmithMD I’m going to acknowledge up front that this is a rant. One of the skilled nursing…