October 13, 2020
Biomedicalization of end-of-life conversations with medically frail older adults – Malleable and senescent bodies
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S027795362030647XThe common practice of delaying and/or avoiding end-of-life conversations with medically frail older adults is an important clinical issue.
October 13, 2020
Advance Care Planning is So Right: Podcast with Rebecca Sudore and Ryan McMahan
https://www.geripal.org/2020/10/advance-care-planning-is-so-right.htmlLast month we published a podcast with Sean Morrison that garnered a great deal of attention, in which Sean Morrison argued that Advance Care Planning is […]
October 13, 2020
Palliative Care Concepts Can Help Shape Providers’ COVID-19 Response
https://hospicenews.com/2020/10/09/palliative-care-concepts-can-help-shape-providers-covid-19-response/The COVID-19 outbreak — and associated morbidity and mortality — has underscored the need for clinicians to navigate difficult, often emotional conversations with patients and families […]
October 5, 2020
COVID-19 has significantly increased the use of many technologies among older Canadians: poll
https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/covid-19-has-significantly-increased-the-use-of-many-technologies-among-older-canadians-poll-865959030.htmlFrom Facebook to food delivery apps and fitness trackers, older Canadians have upped their use of many technologies and online services during the COVID-19 pandemic.