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Four Canadian emergency physicians having an impact on the care of older people in India! Congratulations Rebecca Schonnop Tessa Ringer on the latest edition of India’s standard EM text. CAEP

Do you see #geriatric patients in your #ER and have questions about their management? Looking for ways to get your CME without leaving home?! BOY, do we have a solution for you! ⬇️

Read Rebecca Schonnop in CJEM. The article asks the question: "Why ARE ED staff so bad at identifying #delirium?" (Sorry folks, that's what the research says.) Answers: rdcu.be/cV8P6 The Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative CAEP AGEM ACEP Geriatric Sect American Delirium Society American Geriatrics Society

Read our latest #research on #delirium in older adults in the ED, published with Springer Nature in CJEM! Learn more on why we miss delirium in the ED. Don Melady Jacques S lee Katie Dainty Shelley McLeod UAlberta Medicine RCPS EM UAlberta rdcu.be/cV8P6

Delirium continues to be missed in the ED. Read to discover factors that contribute to delirium going undetected in your ED. CJEM Don Melady Jacques S lee Shelley McLeod Katie Dainty

Does your ED prioritize excellent care for older people? Read CAEP Statement Recommend’n 1 to find out why this should be a department priority and the standard of care for Canadian EDs. #GeriEM #GEM CAEP link.springer.com/content/pdf/10…

Caring for complex older ppl in your ED requires a local interdisciplinary team. CAEP Statement Recommend’n 2 supports a #GeriEM team to dec ED LOS, ED return visits, admissions & improve functional outcomes. Click to read about the team roles CAEP link.springer.com/content/pdf/10…

COVID highlighted the importance of family/caregiver presence for older pts in healthcare. Does your ED involve caregivers to improve care for older ppl? Learn their added value to your local ED in CAEP Statement Recommend’n 3. #GeriEM #GEM CAEP link.springer.com/content/pdf/10…

Improving care for older ppl in your ED requires training staff in geriatric principles. Prioritize education to meet learners needs w/ live/online courses such as The Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative & CAEP #GeriEM Course. More examples in CAEP Statement Recommend’n 4. CAEP link.springer.com/content/pdf/10…

Are you an emerg doc who wants to provide better care to older patients? Register for CAEP accredited 4-hour course on Sat. May 27 at 0900 in Toronto. Prev courses have sold out! caep.ca/cpd-courses/ge… McMaster Emerg Med QueensEM WesternU Emerg Teresa Chan | 陳敏怡 Howard Ovens Lucas Chartier

Not every ED can undergo major re-design, BUT low-cost modifications & equipment additions are possible in your ED. All EDs need access to gait aids, commodes, sensory aids, orientation tools, etc. More in CAEP Statement Recommend’n 6. CAEP link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Sign up for the LIVE CAEP preconference accredited course for EM providers to improve clinical skills in seeing older ED pts. Learn about falls/trauma, resuscitation, medication mgmt, delirium/dementia, and more! Toronto May 27: 0900-1300 Register at caep.ca/cpd-courses/ge…

EDs have critical transitions in care. CAEP Statement Recommend’n 7 lists processes for transition from LTC to ED & links to community services. Connect w/ a pts’ care team & use written d/c instructions to the pt/caregiver, institution, & primary provider link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Had a great time at the #CAEP24 Saskatoon Learning Expo sharing info on Geriatric Immersive Simulation w/ a gray! This is an effective training tool to build education, awareness and change practice!

Another great #CAEP24 Saskatoon Geriatric EM Committee meeting this morning w/ leaders from across Canada! New members welcome, please reach out! caep.ca/em-community/g…

Check out the first newsletter issue of our Geri EM CAEP Committee! See the work EM colleagues are doing across Canada in the field of geriatric emergency medicine! CAEP Kayla Furlong Brittany Ellis (she/her) a gray Don Melady

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…

#CAEP24 Saskatoon is fast approaching! Be sure to check out all the amazing Geri-EM content you can attend in Saskatoon this year, June 9-12. CAEP Brittany Ellis (she/her) Kayla Furlong Rebecca Schonnop Don Melady a gray MPLanoue

Come check out our booth on geriatric trauma today at 3pm!

Our #CAEP Geriatric Emergency Medicine Committee published Issue 2 of our newsletter. Read to discover recent Geri-EM activity across Canada. CAEP Brittany Ellis (she/her) Kayla Furlong Savannah Forrester Rebecca Schonnop Don Melady Kevin Boreskie AudreyAnne Brousseau canva.com/design/DAGIr3G…