Top 25 Studies in Hospice and Palliative Care (#HPMtop25)
February 5, 2015
A recent article in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society published a list of 27 “landmark” peer-reviewed foundational articles…
The Meaning of the Challenge: It’s about More Than Thickened Liquids
February 4, 2015
by: Suzanne Gordon The other day, with much trepidation, I took the Thickened Liquid Challenge. As a well known wimp,…
Stepping up to the plate: lessons learned from being a caregiver
February 3, 2015
This blog post is part of the world series of blogs. Dr Jeanette Ross is a Geriatrician and palliative medicine…
Should you take melatonin for insomnia?
February 2, 2015
Does this sound like you, or someone you know? An 86-year-old female patient came in with her daughter. She had…
Food is love, or The fundamentals of Long Term Care
January 30, 2015
Although I usually think with my stomach, I have been particularly preoccupied with how we feed our most vulnerable elders…
What is Reminiscence Therapy and does it work?
January 27, 2015
Ms. HR is an 84 year-old lady with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease (Mini Mental State Exam score of 22)…
Pallimed-GeriPal Party at the Annual Assembly of AAHPM-HPNA-SWHPN
January 26, 2015
Time to gather your peers and join fellow readers of Pallimed and GeriPal for our annual party at the Annual…
Working with rather than against speech & swallow therapists #ThickenedLiquidChallenge
January 23, 2015
By Alex Smith @AlexSmithMD and Sarah Stranberg, Speech Pathologist, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Consider the following vignettes, common in…
Do thickened liquids benefit people with swallowing problems? #ThickenedLiquidChallenge
January 21, 2015
There are a lot of people with swallowing difficulty who are currently getting thickened liquids. For instance, in one study…
The Thickened Liquid Challenge – #ThickenedLiquidChallenge
January 20, 2015
Our hospice and palliative care team decided this weekend to do the “Thickened Liquid Challenge.” This is a simple challenge…