Creating a Geriatric Emergency Department

A Practical Guide

Creating a Geriatric Emergency Department
John Schumacher, Don Melady
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3 Feb 2022 UK
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9781009017701
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Globally, EDs face new challenges as the world' s population ages. Visits from older people are predicted to rise for the next 20 years. This practical and accessible book provides essential guidance on assessing the ED care of older patients - and improving it. It assists ED teams to implement changes tailored to their unique environments, providing guidance across all settings regardless of size, location or resources. Experience- and evidence-based elements combine to guide best practices for older patient flow, staff and patient satisfaction, and improving patient health outcomes. The book features proven ideas for creating a geriatric ED such as specific staff training, modifying job roles, implementing new care processes, and adapting physical spaces. An invaluable resource for practising ED clinicians, leaders, administrators, educators, and system change leaders.
' A great primer for developing a Geriatric Emergency Department. An easy read with tips and pearls from national experts. Chock full of guidance and examples from leading GEDs and hospitals around the world. Anyone thinking about or even considering implementing a Geriatric ED program should read this book first! You will be inspired by this book and glad you read it. ' Ula Hwang, MD, MPH, FACEP Department of Emergency Medicine, Yale School of Medicine ' It' s a privilege to care for those who once cared for us. Geriatric Emergency Medicine is a core of all our emergency departments (EDs) and for decades we have worked hard to make these more age appropriate, friendlier environments for children. Drs Schumacher and Melady ask us all to do the same for older people, offering practical tips, international examples as well as simple solutions that we have no excuse but to follow. For me, it' s the relationships that we form with older people and their families by simply asking them what they are worried about or what they would like that brings me joy every day I work in the ED. ' Carolyn Hullick, Emergency Physician, Belmont Hospital, Australia Chair, Geriatric Emergency Medicine Special Interest Group, International Federation of Emergency Medicine Clinical Director, Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare
John G. Schumacher is Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Doctoral Program in Gerontology, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). He holds a secondary appointment as an Associate Professor in the School of Medicine in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB). Don Melady is Associate Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto. He is the Director of the Geriatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship in the Schwartz-Reisman Emergency Medicine Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, Canada.
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ISBN-13: 9781009017701
Published: 3 Feb 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 234mm
Width: 156mm
Spine: 8mm
Weight: 270g
Pages: 256

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