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Chapter 36 - Geriatric Emergency Medicine

from Section III - Care of the Elderly by Organ System

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 June 2022

By
Christine Binkley ,
Katherine Selman  and
Kevin Biese
Edited by
Jan Busby-Whitehead ,
Samuel C. Durso ,
Christine Arenson ,
Rebecca Elon ,
Mary H. Palmer  and
William Reichel
Jan Busby-Whitehead
Affiliation:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Samuel C. Durso
Affiliation:
The Johns Hopkins University, Maryland
Christine Arenson
Affiliation:
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia
Rebecca Elon
Affiliation:
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Mary H. Palmer
Affiliation:
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
William Reichel
Affiliation:
Georgetown University Medical Center
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Summary

As the population ages, it is imperative that we adapt our health-care system in a way that improves the delivery of care to all of our patients, especially the elderly population. Geriatric emergency departments (EDs) are traditional EDs with an enhanced, but not exclusive, focus on the special needs of older adults. They incorporate staff education, enhanced processes (e.g., screenings), improved and often inexpensive structures for older adults, and community connections with the leadership of a geriatric-focused physician and nurse champions. Initial data from geriatric EDs demonstrate decreased admissions, ED revisits, and enhanced patient satisfaction with Geriatric ED processes. The Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative (GEDC) is a learning collaborative to share best practices in geriatric emergency medicine. There is also the Geriatric ED Accreditation (GEDA) program that standardizes tiered expectations for geriatric EDs and grants recognition to EDs that achieve those standards.

Keywords

Geriatric Emergency DepartmentGeriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA)GED guidelinescare transitions
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Reichel's Care of the Elderly
Clinical Aspects of Aging
 , pp. 434 - 439
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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