Caring.com: e-caregiving website and “customized” dementia information
October 8, 2010
As a practicing primary care geriatrician, I am always on the lookout for good resources that can help support my…
Call for Action
October 3, 2010
Diane Meier asked us to post this call for action to GeriPal. Please act! Cross posted at Pallimed with terrific example…
Opportunity to Comment on National CLAS Standards
October 1, 2010
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Health Care…
Rx for US Health Care: Grand Junction?
October 1, 2010
Atul Gawande’s latest piece on Palliative Careis fantastic, and I hope you have read his “McAllen, Texas piece” on the…
Dying without Dialysis
September 28, 2010
There is a terrific article in this weeks Journal of Pain and Symptom Management by Fliss Murtagh of King’s College…
One Failing of POLST – “Full Treatment” is Needed for All Patients
September 22, 2010
Medicine is much like politics. Both fields have an affinity to condense complicated multifaceted issues into value-laden phrases that add…
Potpourri from Clinical Work III
September 16, 2010
Interesting issues and questions from my recent stint on the inpatient hospice and palliative care service. Hospices are not supposed to…
Advance Care Planning: A Paradigm Shift
August 30, 2010
What is the purpose of Advance Care Planning? I have been taught to view the goal as helping patients define…
Length of Stay in Nursing Homes at the End of Life
August 26, 2010
One out of every four of us will die while residing in a nursing home. For most of us, that…