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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Does Having a Sense of Purpose Prevent Alzheimer Disease?

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Monday, March 29, 2010

Explaining Palliative Care: Matching Treatment to Patient Goals

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Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Q&A with Jeff Gordon - Author of "A Death Prolonged"

Posted by Eric Widera 4 Comments

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Jennie Chin Hansen: New CEO of the American Geriatrics Society

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Monday, March 15, 2010

Social Workers Are Awesome

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Thursday, March 11, 2010

Talking Palliative Care and Death: Get Up, Stand Up, Grow Up

Posted by Brad Stuart 13 Comments

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Maintaining Relationships: Stop Using the Words ‘Terminal’, ‘Dying’, ‘Hospice’, ‘Advance Directives’ and ‘Bereavement’ that Push Others Away

Posted by Patrice Villars 16 Comments

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

GeriPal at HPNA/AAHPM in Boston!

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GeriPal (Geriatrics and Palliative care) is a forum for discourse, recent news and research, and freethinking commentary. Our objectives are: 1) to create an online community of interdisciplinary providers interested in geriatrics or palliative care; 2) to provide an open forum for the exchange of ideas and disruptive commentary that changes clinical practice and health care policy; and 3) to change the world.

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GeriPal was founded by Eric Widera and Alex Smith. Contributors include Theresa Allison, Bob Arnold, Shaida Talebreza Brandon, Helen Chen, Amy Corcoran, Ken Covinsky, Anne Johnson, Bree Johnston, Helen Kao, Chrissy Kistler, Leslie Kernisan, Sei Lee, Hillary Lum, Susan Lysaght, Dan Matlock, Brad Miller, Aanand Naik, Carla Perissinotto, VJ Periyakoil, Mike Steinman, Rebecca Sudore, Tanya Lugliani Stewart, Brad Stuart, Paul Tatum, Julie Thai, Ori Tzvieli, Patrice Villars, Lindsey Yourman, and Ron Walent.

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