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The Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative is a worldwide network dedicated to improving the standard of emergency care for older adults.
Aligning With System and Strategic Priorities
Building a CMS Age-Friendly Emergency Department
Better care for older adults starts with concrete, evidence-based processes in the ED. Learn to drive change by aligning the CMS Measure with Age-Friendly Health Systems and GEDA Accreditation. Our resource hub shows you how.
The BRAIN Initiative
Creating Dementia and Delirium Friendly Hospitals
Introducing BRAIN (Brain-Healthy Care for Acute and Inpatient Environments) — an initiative designed to help health systems directly address the challenge of cognitive impairment.
BRAIN brings together leading hospitals to explore practical interventions for dementia and delirium in ED and inpatient settings. Successful approaches are shared through collaborative sessions and formalized. From there, health systems are equipped to transform care — translating what is already known into what is widely practiced.
Making the Case
Why Geriatric Emergency Departments?
Older adults engage with the healthcare system across many touchpoints, but none quite so frequent or consequential as the ED. Discover how geriatric-friendly care processes can improve patient outcomes, reduce avoidable admissions, and help the whole system.
Download our slide deck to help you make the case to your C-Suite or Board of Directors for investment in geriatric-friendly quality improvement processes.
Academic Emergency Medicine Special Collection
Focus on Geriatric Emergency Medicine Best Practices
A two-part special collection of the latest literature on best practices, research and education to enhance emergency care for the aging population from the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine
Advance Care Beyond the ED
Geriatric Surgery Verification
Quality care for older adults doesn’t end at the emergency department — it’s a whole hospital effort. The American College of Surgeons offers a verification program grounded in evidence-based standards to address the needs of older patients.
Latest Resources
Blog Implementing ACEP’s Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA) Supports ECAT and AFHM Compliance
Boarding, Older Adults, and System-Level Action If you work in an emergency department (ED), you are most likely familiar with boarding — the practice of holding admitted patients in the ED while they wait for an inpatient bed. Over the last decade, ED boarding, prolonged wait times, and access bottlenecks have gotten worse, with real […]
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Teaching Tools Collaborations in Action
Elder Mistreatment in the ED Toolkit
Resources for implementation and support of elder mistreatment identification and intervention.
Videos: Brain Health in the ED
In our videos, you’ll see how clinicians can incorporate brain health into assessments, and take important steps to make ensure optimal care.
Geriatric Emergency care Applied Research
Setting the evidence-based standards of care through research with a current focus on cosngitive impairment.
Videos: Reframing Aging from Them to Us
Language can reinforce bias. Learn how to use inclusive language when speaking with older patients.
Our Partners
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When your whole team signs up, they’ll gain access to a custom resource hub and personalized support from our core faculty. Plus, you can attend special events, connect with clinicians from around the world, and cement your ED’s reputation as a leader in geriatric emergency care.
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