Using the Skills Learned at VITALtalk to Take Out the Trash
September 14, 2014
We just spent the last several days learning facilitation skills at the VITALtalk faculty development course. This truly amazing course…
Urine Catheters in the Hospital: Bad Stuff
September 12, 2014
When I was a resident, it was routine to place urine catheters (a catheter threaded up the urethra, into the…
Handshakes, handholding, and other dangerous methods of transmitting bacteria
September 10, 2014
by: Alex Smith @AlexSmithMD In a recent study in the American Journal of Infection Control, researchers coated a gloved hand in…
The Advanced Direct Care Worker – A New Profession for a Growing Older Population
September 9, 2014
With 10,000 Baby Boomers turning 65 every day, the fastest growing jobs in the country are also some of the…
Knocking on Heaven’s Door: A Book Review
September 9, 2014
“Knocking on Heaven’s Door” by Katie Butler is a book that will resonate with most of our GeriPal readership. In…
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…