Advance Care Planning: A Paradigm Shift
What is the purpose of Advance Care Planning? I have been taught to view the goal as helping patients define…
What is the purpose of Advance Care Planning? I have been taught to view the goal as helping patients define…
One out of every four of us will die while residing in a nursing home. For most of us, that…
Generally, Alzheimer’s disease is diagnosed only after patients have progressed to major levels of cognitive impairment that results in substantial…
Free i-pod/i-pad/i-phone App from the American Geriatrics Society is available now for download. This App is based on Doorway Thoughts:…
by: Bree Johnston For the past two months (started July 2010) I have been in Scotland working in variousgeriatrics and…
Thanks to Wikimedia commons for picture, A puffer fish kissing the glass. No intentional relationship to the post, Just loved…
What happens when you randomly assign medical students to either a mandatory two week rotation in specialized geriatric training or…
The US Preventive Services Task Force is soliciting nominations for clinical preventive health topics. Nominations can be submitted by individuals…
I have been in Scotland since the beginning of July observing their health care system and working in a variety…
by: Robert Killeen MD Task Force Medicine; 3 Issues of Palliative Care In naval terms a “task force” is a…