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ED LOS associated with incident delirium in older adults. Advocate to minimize time older patients spend in the ED! CAEP

Access to food and drink can be a critical component of an older adult's successful ED visit. This article describes the background to providing nutrition for older patients in the ED & an approach to providing a meal. Read more: gedcollaborative.com/jgem/vol2-is1-…

What interventions keep older people out of nursing homes? A systematic review and meta-analysis. #geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jg…

The The Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative webinar on care of older people in rural EDs had a lots of valuable tips and innovations. If you missed it, it’s available here: gedcollaborative.com/event/caring-f… CAEP SREMI @WaskoDr Simon Conroy GeriEM Canada ACEP Geriatric Sect AGEM

Valuable guidance from London Trauma System about care of older adults with trauma. Everyone in an ED should read pages 13-14 about spine immobilization! Does your local system have something similar? CAEP AGEM ACEM @ACEPNow Canadian Geriatrics Camilla Wong 黃朗欣 🇨🇦

This is the dream...😍ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

Do you want to learn how to better manage complex older ED patients? Learn the latest on delirium, geri trauma, medication mgmt, & pearls for the critically ill geri pt in your ED! Register for Oct 27 virtual course! CAEP caep.ca/cpd-courses/ge…

In case you missed it, our #CAEP Geriatric Emergency Medicine Committee released our first newsletter issue. Check out what geri-EM colleagues are doing across Canada. CAEP Rebecca Schonnop Don Melady @BrittJEllis Kayla Furlong @LanoueMp canva.com/design/DAFy85M…

High-quality care transitions from the ED are important to improving patient outcomes and preventing unnecessary transitions back to acute care. EDs need to be partners in the system-level work to improve health care integration, quality, and value.

Ken Milne MD recently interviewed GEDC Core Faculty Member Dr. Chris Carpenter for a podcast about the relationship between overnight ED boarding and older adult mortality and discusses GEM as a whole. Listen and join the conversation in the comments here: thesgem.com/2023/12/sgem42…

Geri care in the ED depends on strong links with community partners. #communityparamedicine allows EMS staff to support older people in their homes— where they want to be. Learn more gedcollaborative.com/events/webinar… Monday January 22. The Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative The John A. Hartford Foundation @ACEPNow CAEP

Next CAEP course on care of older ED patients is now available for registration. 4-hour interactive course covers trauma, sepsis, medications, falls, confusion, dementia in the ED. Course is tapered to your needs and questions. April 25: caep.ca/cpd-courses/ge… The College of Family Physicians of Canada

Want to learn practical tips for managing older patients on your next ED shift? Join us for our 4-hour virtual Geri-EM course w/ CAEP on April 25th. Sign up to learn about trauma, medication mgmt, delirium, sepsis, falls & much more! caep.ca/cpd-courses/ge…

Risk Assessment and Prevention of Falls in Older Community-Dwelling Adults jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

Receiving care in an Emergency Department corridor needs to be added to the list of causes of delirium in older aged frail patients. Seeing this first hand is a horrific sight.

Orville Rogers is 100 years old. He set a new age record by running the men's 60M in 19.13 seconds.

Monday May 6 -- calling all ED nurse educators! Webinar from nursing leaders about opportunities for ED nurse education about care of older patients gedcollaborative.com/event/nursing-… Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders ENA NENA Canada RNAO AGEM SREMI

#CAEP24 Saskatoon has kicked off! Here is a quick reference for all the amazing Geri-EM content over the upcoming days! CAEP @BrittJEllis Don Melady AudreyAnne Brousseau Kayla Furlong Rebecca Schonnop @LanoueMp @drgray17 canva.com/design/DAGC468…

All are welcome to attend the CAEP Geriatric EM Committee AGM tomorrow June 10 at 0800 - room change to TCU Gallery Suite I. See you there! #CAEP24 Saskatoon CAEP @BrittJEllis Don Melady Kayla Furlong Rebecca Schonnop @drgray17 @LanoueMp

Falls are the leading cause of injury in adults aged 65 years or older. This JAMA Patient Page describes risk of falls in older adults and fall prevention recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force. ja.ma/4cHSN0e