Aging with HIV
April 4, 2013
From the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention It has been over three decades since the…
Three Things to Put Your Name Behind in Geriatrics and Palliative Care
March 25, 2013
Dr. Tatum with Sen. Blunt 1. The Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA) We have written about PCHETA…
Special Mentoring Opportunity at AGS!
March 23, 2013
“A Longitudinal Senior Faculty and Peer Mentoring Program for Junior Investigators and Educators” Who: Junior faculty (Assistant Professor/Instructor or equivalent)…
Literature Potpourri
March 21, 2013
Here are a smattering of interesting articles on my desk I’ve wanted to blog about, but haven’t had time to…
Why Choosing Wisely Will Have Limited Success
March 20, 2013
Foreword: The views expressed in this essay are my own and do not reflect the opinions of the GeriPal Blog…
#hpmparty New Orleans Thursday 9pm
March 8, 2013
Trombone Shorty If you’re going to New Orleans for HIPNA/AAHPM I hope you will join for the annual Pallimed/Geripal social…
The Shortsighted Argument in Limiting Hospice Access
March 5, 2013
It feels like every passing day brings with it more news of an aggressive campaign to reign in the cost…
Is it better to look good or feel good?
March 5, 2013
Shoes modeled by famous palliative care researcher KS I’m reviewing grants for the National Palliative Care Research Center in New…
Terminal Delirium: Fatalism and Intellectual Laziness?
March 2, 2013
In 1996, Catherine Sarkisian described the common geriatric diagnosis “failure to thrive” as the result of fatalism and intellectual laziness…
Larry Feigenbaum: Geriatrics Pioneer
February 27, 2013
The Bay Area Geriatrics Community recently lost one of our greatest friends, innovators, and pioneers with the passing of Dr…