GEMCAST

Any transition of care has risks, especially for older patients. In this episode of GEMCast, Dr. Shenvi and Dr. Magidson talk about the importance of thoughtful and deliberate transitions of care for older adults.

How Paramedics Can Make a Difference in Geriatric Care by Christina Shenvi

Join Dr. Christina Shenvi and Dr. Teresita Hogan as they walk through the history of geriatric emergency medicine. Learn about the challenges, changes, and breakthroughs that have shaped this field over the past 40 years.

In this episode of GEMCast Dr. Christina Shenvi is joined by Dr. Chris Carpenter to discuss GEAR 2.0-Advancing Dementia Care. Learn how GEAR 2.0 identified and prioritized research gaps in emergency care for persons living with dementia and their care partners.

In this episode of GEMCast Dr. Christina Shenvi is joined by Pamela Martin and Dr. Ula Hwang to learn about Geriatric transitional care nurses and how they can be incorporated into an ED to improve care for older patients.

Dr. Christina Shenvi is joined by Dr. Lucas Da Silva for a conversation about the concept of patient experience and why it is important to older adult care in the emergency department.

In this episode, GEMCast host Dr. Christina Shenvi is joined by Dr. Katie Buck to discuss the challenges surrounding diagnosing older adults with pneumonia.

Dr. Christina Shenvi sits down with Dr. Kerstin de Wit to learn how much anticoagulation matters in terms of increasing the risk of intracranial hemorrhage after a ground-level fall.

Dr. Christina Shenvi and Dr. Robert Dachs discuss how ED clinicians can identify and manage vertebral compression fractures in older adults.

Dr. Christina Shenvi and Dr. Lauren Southerland have a conversation about self-neglect; a complicated geriatric syndrome that is both a diagnostic and care coordination challenge.

Dr. Shenvi is joined by Dr. Alice Gray and Dr. Brittany Ellis to discuss geriatric experiential education.

Dr. Shenvi sits down with Dr. Elizabeth Goldberg to discuss ways to prevent and manage falls for older adults in the ED.

Dr. Shenvi sits down with Dr. Don Melady and Dr. John Schumacher to discuss their new book: Creating a Geriatric Emergency Department. The book is practical and accessible, providing essential guidance on assessing the ED care of older patients - and improving it.

Dr. Shenvi sits down with Dr. Maura Kennedy to discuss safe and effective management of agitated older patients, and the role of dementia in producing these symptoms.

Infections in older adults are common, and often present atypically leading to delayed diagnosis and increased morbidity and mortality - Dr. Shenvi and Dr. Khoujah discuss

Dementia in the ED is a critical and often overlooked issue. Dr Binkley and Dr. Shenvi discuss.

In this episode we discuss inadequate pain assessment in older adults, opiophobia, lack of current pharmacologic knowledge, and how to better manage pain in older adults in the ED.

Debra Eagles and Danya Khoujah discuss delirium as a medical emergency and how to prevent, recognize, diagnose, and treat delirium in the ED.

Dr. Selman and I discuss the value and importance of understanding and evaluating frailty in older adults in the Emergency Department.

Nicole Soria and Danya Khoujah join in as we discuss the importance of GU emergencies in older adults and get clinical tips to do better in your ED.

Dr. Kusum Mathews discusses her experience as the attending on the first week of the COVID ICU in her hospital. We discuss vent management, ethics, protecting our families, and coping skills. There are links to the surviving sepsis COVID-19 recommendations and other training resources at www.gempodcast.com

Dr. Tess Hogan and I discuss COVID-19 and the elderly. Mortality is highest in this population. What can we do to make sure we don't miss it, and to help prevent spread? See: www.gempodcast.com for show notes. Image from cdc.gov.

Dr. Lauren Southerland describes her recent work in defining the four main models of geriatric ED care used by Geriatric EDs in the U.S. This is a practical blueprint for anyone interested in pursuing Geriatric ED Accreditation. See the reference and more at: gempodcast.com/2020/02/04/ged-models/

Christian Nickel describes and explains the 10 "commandments" of geriatric EM care. See www.gempodcast.com for references and more.

Paul Deknoing and Lauren Bailey run this session with fast-paced, high-yield principles of geriatric EM care. See www.gempodcast.com for more info and references.