Christina Shenvi

GEMCAST

Science EN ↓ 78 episodes

Welcome to GEMCAST! Shownotes and more info are available on https://gedcollaborative.com/resources/?type=podcast. GEMCAST is a Geriatric Emergency Medicine Podcast created to help clinicians, nurses, or paramedics who take care of older adults, particularly in the Emergency Department setting. Welcome! I'm your host, Christina Shenvi. You can connect with me on twitter @clshenviDisclaimer: By listening to this podcast, you agree not to use this podcast or website as medical advice to treat any medical condition in either yourself or others, including but not limited to patients that you are t...

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Christina Shenvi

Episodes

High Risk Medications and Adverse Drug Events 03.11.2015 28:45

For the Show Notes, see the gemcast website: http://gempodcast.com/2015/11/11/high-risk-medications-and-adverse-drug-events/ Adverse drug events (ADEs) are a major problem among older adults who present to the Emergency Department. ADEs come in 5 types. 1 in 6 hospitalizations among older adults involves an ADE, and half of the hospitalizations for ADEs are deemed preventable. What medications sho...

Dr. Tintinalli on End-of-Life Decisions 01.10.2015 20:25

Judith Tintinalli discusses her thoughts about caring for an older patient with a severe ICH as part of a multidisciplinary team. For the show notes and blog site, see: http://gempodcast.com/2015/11/11/15/ What does Dr. Tintinalli do when she has a dying patient and a family who needs help to make decisions and understand the options? – She gets involved. She calls the PCP. She gets palliative car...

Diagnosing and Managing Delirium in Older Adults 03.09.2015 19:21

Kevin Biese describes the signs and symptoms of delirium in older adults, and drops some pearls on how to manage it safely. For the shownotes and blog site, see: http://gempodcast.com/2015/11/11/diagnosing-and-managing-delirium-in-older-adults/ Welcome to GEMCAST! In this inaugural episode, first published 09/2015, Kevin Biese talks us through some practical tips for preventing, identifying, and m...