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Want to learn more about providing palliative care to your #geriED patients? #ACEP22 PalliEM.org – At the intersection of palliative care and emergency medicine. palliem.org

ED to Hospice: Palliative care involvement in the ED increases DC to hospice @DanMarkwalter ACEP Geriatric Sect @ACEPNow #ACEP22 #GeriEM

Beaumont Experience: early involvement of GEMS team (inc PT/OT, rehab placement, geri clinic referral, delirium management, etc) --> ⬇️ admission rate & hospital LOS Beaumont RO EM Residency ACEP Geriatric Sect @ACEPNow #ACEP22 #GeriEM

Dr Magidson: admitting pts unnecessarily is bad for the pt, ED, and hospital --> planning their DC is very important! JohnsHopkinsBayview ACEP Geriatric Sect @ACEPNow #ACEP22 #GeriEM

Dr Magidson: Preventing the Failed Discharge Identify specific challenge to discharge EARLY (pain control, transportation, etc) Know ur tools: engage family, outpt team, care management (SW, PT, etc), community resources JohnsHopkinsBayview ACEP Geriatric Sect @ACEPNow #ACEP22 #GeriEM

Dr Emily Hayden: Mobile Response Programs and Virtual Observation Unit Utilizing community paramedics to care for pts at home (vitals, POC, meds) e.g. COVID, UTI, improving AKI, cellulitis, COPD flare, CHF exacerbation MGH Emergency Med ACEP Geriatric Sect @ACEPNow #ACEP22 #GeriEM

#ACEP22 Candace Kim reminds us that we are all caregivers and need to include them in the medical care we provide patients

Dr Kim: Focusing on the caregivers Candace Kim UCSF Geriatrics ACEP Geriatric Sect @ACEPNow #ACEP22 #GeriEM

Respite care actually ⬇️ costs by ⬇️ admissions Candace Kim UCSF Geriatrics ACEP Geriatric Sect @ACEPNow #ACEP22 #GeriEM

Disparities in caregiving: Gender: women Race & ethnicity: non-white ➡️➡️ increase burden Candace Kim UCSF Geriatrics ACEP Geriatric Sect @ACEPNow #ACEP22 #GeriEM

Dr Biese: value-based care and the ED Kevin Biese ACEP Geriatric Sect @ACEPNow #ACEP22 #GeriEM

Value-based care: EDs need to find their value-based care partners & establish strategies for easy connectivity Kevin Biese ACEP Geriatric Sect @ACEPNow #ACEP22 #GeriEM

EMGeriPearls Karl Steinberg MD CMD HMDC (he/him) ACEP Geriatric Sect @ACEPNow 👆🏻 Important - for patient, family, clinicians, & health team/system - to know the differences between what care assisted nursing facilities (esp in your state & region) & skilled nursing facilities can provide #primarycare #MedEd #MedTwitter #geriatrics

Older adults are more likely to fall, have more injuries, have worse outcomes #Geriatric #Trauma Christina Shenvi, MD, PhD, MBA, FACEP #ACEP22 @ACEPNow

So excited to see this video series collaboration between The Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative & AARP released. Small changes in the care we provide to patients with dementia and delirium in the emergency dept can have tremendous impact. @ACEPNow ENA Geriatric EM Europe GeriEM Canada EMGeriPearls

We're constantly learning more about opioid use disorder and the needs of geriatric patients in the ED! Join us on Sep's Critical Decisions #podcast w #GeriEM expert Nicole Fiallos bit.ly/CritEMpc #FOAMed #CDEM @ACEPNow Wendy Chang U of Maryland Emergency Med

Wondering how to up ur ED’s geriatric game? Get some inspiration from these Level 1& 2 geri ED initiatives: Falls Pain Inappropriate meds Delirium Med rec Functional assessment Dementia screening The Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative Maura Kennedy #GeriEM #GeriED #GEDA institutionalrepository.aah.org/jgem/vol3/iss4…

Working on a new talk for #ACEP23 in Philly. #GeriEM colleagues: what do you think are the most important publications 📑 in our field in the past 2-3 years? Reply & retreat!