Potpourri from clinical work VII
August 6, 2014
by: Alex Smith, @alexsmithMD The following are some reflections from being on service recently. Not enough time to develop these…
A Letter to My Geriatric Patients
July 29, 2014
I would like to send my deepest thanks to every one of you for teaching me so much during my…
Preparing for the hospice and palliative medicine board certification exam
July 25, 2014
What do the following three things have in common: The Paris Air Show The World Table Tennis Championships The Hospice…
Life and Death After Hip Fractures in Older Nursing Home Residents
July 24, 2014
Any who has had a loved one who sustains a hip fracture knows that these are life changing if not…
Hospice patients should have access to physical therpay to improve function
July 22, 2014
by: Alex Smith, @alexsmithMD I’m going to acknowledge up front that this is a rant. One of the skilled nursing…
Never Stop Dancing: Breaking Stereotypes of Disability in Older Adults One Step at a Time
July 21, 2014
We have written a lot about disability in older adults here on GeriPal. Here are just a couple of examples:…
Financial Capacity, Alzheimer’s, and the sale of the LA Clippers
July 18, 2014
More than 5 million Americans currently have Alzheimer disease. One of them happens to be Donald Sterling. There are a…
Just “Fix-it”
July 9, 2014
by: Gretchen Schwarze (Vascular Surgeon) She seemed awfully angry and at the very least dubious that I couldn’t do more…
Informed consent in social media research
July 4, 2014
I’m simultaneously a behavioral researcher, an ethicist, and a hopeless Facebook addict, so I’ve been thinking a lot about last…
Practice Change Leaders for Aging & Health: Jedi Training for Geriatric Professionals
July 2, 2014
This is your big opportunity! The C-Suite is giving you 10 minutes to make a business case for your new…