Decisions on Feeding Tubes in Advanced Dementia
July 12, 2011
There is probably no one disease that so fully encompasses the intersection between geriatrics and palliative care as doesadvanced dementia.…
Hip Protector Study Fiasco
July 8, 2011
There’s an interesting story developing that I want to bring to GeriPal reader’s attention. Several researchers are under investigation for…
Pain Poetry
July 2, 2011
It’s July, and that means new housestaff, students, and fellows. Interns, fresh from medical school, and newly minted residents. Medical students…
New Restrictions on Financial Conflicts of Interest in CME
June 24, 2011
As reported in The Carlat Psychiatry Blog, the American Medical Association recently approved a report that may have substantial impacts…
Poor Health Outcomes of Older Cancer Patients in the UK: Is Age Discrimination at Play?
June 21, 2011
Age discrimination can have many negative effects on the livelihoods of older people. Among these effects are poor health outcomes…
GeriPal Enters into the Terrible Twos
June 19, 2011
On June 19, 2009, GeriPal was born. On that date the post ‘Support the Independence at Home Act’ was published…
Get Out the Vote GeriPal Style II
June 16, 2011
“Hospice Care” is up against “Institute for Healthcare Improvement” (IHI) in the ModernHealthcare finals! OK, it’s kind of a ridiculous idea. …
Look SHARP
June 14, 2011
(well, maybe not) Last week, results of the SHARP trialwere released with great fanfare. In this study, investigators randomized over…
Lessons I learned by Examining Miracles
June 13, 2011
“If it is a Miracle, any sort of evidence will answer, but if it is a Fact, proof is necessary”…
Book Review – My Mother’s Hip: Lessons from the World of Eldercare
June 7, 2011
“When the parent gives to the child, the parent laughs, but when the child gives to the parents, the child…