Transfers from the Hospital to Nursing Home: An F- Grade For Quality
August 26, 2013
Huge numbers of older persons transition from hospitals to the nursing home. Often, an older hospitalized patient needs skilled nursing…
The Fellowship Match Game: Gearing Residents and Programs up for the NRMP Match
August 23, 2013
Now is the time of year that residents are starting to interview at programs across the U.S. in preparation for…
Remembering David Solomon
August 20, 2013
I am in Lake Tahoe for a leadership retreat for the scholars in the Dennis W. Jahnigen and T. Franklin…
Inappropriate Management of Hypertension and Diabetes in the Hospital
August 18, 2013
A great Viewpoint in JAMA Internal Medicine describes an important and common cause of over treatment and medication errors in…
Research Amplifies Need for Patient-Centered Goals of Care Discussion
August 10, 2013
How important is reducing the risk of one ailment if it increases the risk of another? A class of drugs…
2 MUST Views: Portraits of the Elderly as They Once Were and Jane Lotter Obituary
August 2, 2013
I wanted to draw GeriPal readers attention to two websites that you must view. Really, right now. If you have 5…
Open Wound by Karlawish – A Wonderful Read
July 27, 2013
I wanted to alert the Geripal community about a wonderful and interesting book written by one of our colleagues: Open…
July Mind, Beginner’s Mind: Teaching Imminent Death
July 20, 2013
Shunryu Suzuki by Robert Boni “Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind” is a collection of talks by the late Zen MasterShunryu Suzuki. The…
Nudging residents to document advance directives
July 16, 2013
Picture of this frog has no bearing on the post. I’m not saying residents are frogs in disguise. Seriously. It’s…
Why the Mini-Mental State Examination (“MMSE”) Copyright Has No Legal Standing
July 12, 2013
Over a year ago, John Newman and Robin Feldman wrote in the New England Journal Of Medicine about a company,…