Gabapentinoids – Gabapentin and Pregabalin: Tasce Bongiovanni, Donovan Maust and Nisha Iyer
March 2, 2023
Gabapentin is the 10th most prescribed drug in the United States and use is increasing. In 2002, 1% of adults…
Involving the inner circle: Emily Largent, Anne Rohlfing, Lynn Flint & Anne Kelly
February 23, 2023
All Posts · Geriatrics · Healthcare · Hospice and Palliative Medicine (HPM) · Palliative Care · Social Work
You know when you walk out of a patient’s room and have that sense, “This isn’t going to go well.”…
The Angry Patient: A podcast with Dani Chammas and Keri Brenner
February 16, 2023
All Posts · Geriatrics · Healthcare · Hospice and Palliative Medicine (HPM) · Palliative Care · Teaching
Think about the last time a patient yelled at you in anger. How did you react? The last time this…
GeriPal #HPMParty at the 2023 AAHPM / HPNA Meeting in Montreal
February 14, 2023
Four years ago I wrote a post inviting everyone to join us for the GeriPal / Pallimed #HPMParty. It breaks…
What can we learn from simulations? Amber Barnato
February 9, 2023
All Posts · Geriatrics · Healthcare · Hospice and Palliative Medicine (HPM) · Palliative Care · Teaching
Amber Barnato is an expert in simulation studies. A health services researcher and palliative care physician, Amber lauds the ability…
Books on Becoming A Better Mentor (and Better Person): Bob Arnold
February 2, 2023
Sometimes you read a book and get a flash of insight – that “ah ha!” moment – about yourself and…
On Racism & Ageism: Ramona Rhodes, Sharon Brangman, Tim Farrell, and Nancy Lundebjerg
January 26, 2023
The Covid epidemic laid bare two major structural issues. First, Black and Latinx persons experienced much higher rates of mortality…
Improving Nursing Home Quality: Jasmine Travers, Alice Bonner, Isaac Longobardi, and Mike Wasserman
January 20, 2023
In April 2022, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) issued a report on how the United States…
Improving Hospital Care for Older Adults through Acute Care for Elders (ACE Units): Kellie Flood and Stephanie Rogers
January 12, 2023
Acute Care for Elders (ACE Units) have been around for over a quarter of a century. Randomized trials of ACE…
Conscientious Provision of MAID and Abortion: Robert Brody, Lori Freedman, Mara Buchbinder
January 5, 2023
Today’s podcast may be a stretch for our listeners. Please stick with us. No matter what your position on medical…