By Patrick Alexander Wachholz and José Carlos Campos Velho Originally published on July 2021: Slow medicine: a philosophical conception for a humanized geriatric practice Abstract Expansion of the concept of health, care fragmentation, and technology overvaluation have fostered discussions about the limitations of the biomedical model. The post-COVID-19 era can be one of the largest…
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My Mother, Your Mother
Author: Dennis McCullough, MD This is a small piece of art, a book that every geriatrician should read. The book talks about the last years of life and how people can prepare for them to be lived peacefully and satisfyingly, both the elderly person and his or her family. Slow Medicine’s strategy of care is…