The Americans With Disabilities Act: Happy Birthday!
July 29, 2010
This week, we are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA was historic civil…
REALLY Letting Go: Beyonde Gawande
July 28, 2010
by: Brad Stuart MD Atul Gawande’s brilliant essay in the New Yorker sums up the dilemma we face, whether we’re…
Atul Gawande New Yorker Article “Letting Go”
July 27, 2010
I want to draw people’s attention to a fantastic new piece in the New Yorker by Atul Gawande titled, “Letting…
Notes from the Field: Getting Older in the Developing World
July 26, 2010
I arrived in Chiapas, Mexico, one of the most southern states in Mexico three days ago. Known as one of…
Don’t try this at home (New GeriPal video “Take out the trash”)
July 25, 2010
“Don’t try this at home,” said Steve Pantilat, the director of our palliative care fellowship to the new palliative care…
Why not palliative oncology?
July 23, 2010
WHY NOT PALLIATIVE ONCOLOGY? The goal of palliative care is to relieve symptoms, reduce suffering and improve a patient’s quality…
3 Issues of Hospice
July 20, 2010
by: Robert Killeen MD Three Issues of Hospice I’d like to address three recurrent problems I’ve found in the field…
Call for Submissions: 2011 Educational Exchange at AAHPM
July 12, 2010
Back by popular demand! The Educational Exchange at the Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine…
Management of Mucositis: Requesting Your Wisdom
July 8, 2010
I am hoping to get some advice from our Palliative Medicine expert readers on a problem that seems really vexing.…
Long Term Care Options: A Novel Outcomes Study
July 8, 2010
What are the options when older persons can no longer live independently at home and need long term care? Many…