Medicare's 45th
Updated: 2010-07-30 23:53:00
skip to main skip to sidebar GeriPal Geriatrics and Palliative Care Blog Your source for Geriatrics Palliative Care News and Collaboration Home About Links Tweets Videos Friday , July 30, 2010 Medicare's 45th Today is Medicare’s 45th birthday . Despite its faults and limitations , without Medicare coverage , much of what we do in the GeriPal world would not be possible . I think it’s worth reflecting on what Lyndon Johnson had to say about Medicare during the struggle to pass the : legislation I'll go a hundred million or a billion on health or education . I don't argue about that any more than I argue about Lady Bird Mrs . Johnson buying flour . You got to have flour and coffee in your house and education and health . I'll spend the goddamn money . I may cut back some tanks . But not on
: skip to main skip to sidebar GeriPal Geriatrics and Palliative Care Blog Your source for Geriatrics Palliative Care News and Collaboration Home About Links Tweets Videos Thursday , July 29, 2010 The Americans With Disabilities Act : Happy Birthday This week , we are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act ADA The ADA was historic civil and human rights legislation . It has opened doors for education , jobs , and opportunities for full participation in society for persons with disabilities . We are a better country because of the . ADA It is sometimes a good thing when what was once viewed as noble or enlightened behavior loses that status and becomes expected behavior . Once upon a time , if the best applicant for a job had a disability , it was considered
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skip to main skip to sidebar GeriPal Geriatrics and Palliative Care Blog Your source for Geriatrics Palliative Care News and Collaboration Home About Links Tweets Videos Tuesday , July 27, 2010 Atul Gawande New Yorker Article Letting Go I want to draw people's attention to a fantastic new piece in the New Yorker by Atul Gawande titled , Letting Go : What should medicine do when it can't save your life The stories told are raw and emotional , and offer glimpses into the struggles of patients with life-threatening illnesses , family caregivers , nurses , and physicians . nbsp The hospice nurse in the article is both empathetic and very direct at the same time , nbsp in a very Boston sort of way . nbsp I was trained by the physicians mentioned in the story Block , Marcoux , Morris , Nowak ,
skip to main skip to sidebar GeriPal Geriatrics and Palliative Care Blog Your source for Geriatrics Palliative Care News and Collaboration Home About Links Tweets Videos Sunday , July 25, 2010 Don't try this at home New GeriPal video Take out the trash Don't try this at home , said Steve Pantilat , the director of our palliative care fellowship to the new palliative care fellows . nbsp It's July , and the new fellows are learning communication skills . nbsp Communication skills that work well for breaking bad news and family meetings rarely work well at home . He's absolutely right . nbsp I have occasionally attempted to use some communication techniques I learned in palliative care training at home with my wife , with disastrous results . nbsp In my case , I usually try these techniques
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: skip to main skip to sidebar GeriPal Geriatrics and Palliative Care Blog Your source for Geriatrics Palliative Care News and Collaboration Home About Links Tweets Videos Monday , July 12, 2010 Call for Submissions : 2011 Educational Exchange at AAHPM Back by popular demand The Educational Exchange at the Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine AAHPM will be back in 2011 Don't miss this great opportunity to share your scholarly work in education while enjoying the beauty of Vancouver in February , 2011. 2011 Educational Exchange Call for Submissions Abstract submissions are now being accepted until this Friday , July 16, for the 2011 Educational Exchange at the 2011 AAPHM and HPNA Annual Assembly in Vancouver . This session , An Interactive Educational
: skip to main skip to sidebar GeriPal Geriatrics and Palliative Care Blog Your source for Geriatrics Palliative Care News and Collaboration Home About Links Tweets Videos Thursday , July 8, 2010 Management of Mucositis : Requesting Your Wisdom I am hoping to get some advice from our Palliative Medicine expert readers on a problem that seems really vexing . Over the past year or so , we have admitted a number of patients on our inpatient service with chemotherapy or XRT related mucositis-- A very painful inflammation of the mucous membranes in the mouth and . throat I can only imagine how awful this must be . When I have had small localized apthous ulcers canker sores I have found them to be difficult and painful---more distressing than one would expect from somthing all the textbooks call
: skip to main skip to sidebar GeriPal Geriatrics and Palliative Care Blog Your source for Geriatrics Palliative Care News and Collaboration Home About Links Tweets Videos Thursday , July 8, 2010 Long Term Care Options : A Novel Outcomes Study What are the options when older persons can no longer live independently at home and need long term care Many would say nursing home care . However , over the past decades , several alternative options to nursing home care have . emerged One alternative to nursing home care is PACE The Program for All-Inclusive Care of the Elderly Based on the On Lok Model developed in San Francisco , PACE provides a comprehensive set of medical and social services that are managed by interdisciplinary teams based in adult day health centers . These services make it