The importance of social connection: Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Thomas Cudjoe, & Carla Perissinotto
April 13, 2023
Social connections impact our health in profound ways, whether it is the support we receive from family and friends in…
RCT of Chaplaincy: Lexy Torke, Karen Steinhauser, LaVera Crawley
April 6, 2023
Do we need an RCT to establish the worth of chaplaincy? Einstein once said, “Everything that can be counted does…
Storytelling in Medicine: A Podcast with Liz Salmi, Anne Kelly, and Preeti Malani
March 30, 2023
Two weeks ago on the GeriPal podcast we talked about why and how to write for the general public. This…
Is Hospice Losing Its Way: A Podcast with Ira Byock and Joseph Shega
March 24, 2023
In November of 2022, Ava Kofman published a piece in the New Yorker titled “How Hospice Became a For-Profit Hustle.” …
Writing for the Lay Public: Rosanne Leipzig and Louise Aronson
March 16, 2023
So you want to write a book. So you want to write a book! So…you want to write a book?!?…
Psychedelics – reasons for caution: Stacy Fischer, Brian Anderson, Theora Cimino
March 9, 2023
Psychedelics are having a moment. Enthusiasm is brimming. Legalization is moving forward in several states, following the lead of Oregon…
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…