How Your Name Can Influence Your Health
December 13, 2013
“We find ourselves in something of a quandary when it comes to making up our minds about the phenomenon which…
The Dementia Caregiver: Improving their Mental Health and Quality of Life
December 5, 2013
There are few harder things than being a caregiver for a family member with dementia. These caregivers are the unsung…
Communication training: is simulation enough?
December 5, 2013
A video example of palliative care communication techniques in the wrong hands by: Alex Smith, @AlexSmithMD Major paper in JAMA…
Celebrating in Stillness
December 2, 2013
by: Brad Stuart MD Thanksgiving dinner at our place was loud, as only 3 generations of people can make it…
Aging 2.0: Why We Should Engage the Innovators, & 11 Start-ups To Consider
November 25, 2013
If you are interested in the intersection between aging and innovation, these certainly are intriguing times. Last Thursday I attended…
10 Serious Illnesses & the Number of Times "Palliative Care" Was Mentioned In Wikipedia #HPM
November 22, 2013
Every time I listen or talk to Diane Meier I get inspired. Today was no different. She inspired me to…
Oral Ketamine for Depression and Anxiety in Hospice
November 21, 2013
by: Alex Smith, @alexsmithMD Journal of Palliative Medicine recently published a nice exploratory open label study of daily oral ketamine…
Should My Patient Get an Amyloid PET Scan for the Diagnosis of Alzheimers?
November 19, 2013
In April, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved florbetapir F-18 (Amyvid) PET scans to identify areas of accumulation of…
A Better Health System for Frail and Disabled Elders
November 18, 2013
“The current ‘care system’ provides disjointed specialty services, ignores the challenges of living with disabilities, tolerates routine errors in medications…
The Quality of Palliative Care: It Can and Must Be Measured
November 11, 2013
Is it important to provide high quality palliative and supportive care in patients with serious illness? Does it matter if…