This module uses a patient case to explore the anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology behind the patient’s atypical presentation, and how to best manage such a patient.

This module explores delirium, dementia, and depression in older adults in the ED, and best practices for screening, assessment, and management.

This module explores an approach to the management of the routine patient who has fallen, and what constitutes an adequate ED work-up of the first-time or frequent faller.

This module looks at trajectories of disease, prognosis, goals of care discussions, and best practices in symptom management, including pain, relevant to the ED.

This module explores the concept and definitions of frailty and its clinical implication. It presents tools for screening for frailty and highlights discharge planning and frailty prevention in older ED patients.

This module follows three patients to the Emergency Department – all straightforward on the face of things, but complex once you dig deeper. We suggest a framework, some tools, and strategies for assessing ALL the components of their presentations. And we suggest some best practices for the most complicated of transitions – ED to nursing home.

This module addresses resuscitation of the older trauma patient. It reviews normal changes of aging and their effect on standard trauma resuscitation, and makes suggestions for major trauma resuscitation best practices.

This module reviews the physiologic changes that occur with aging and the effect they have on how the aging body both processes and responds to medications. It reviews points about polypharmacy, communication, and strategies to manage especially high-risk medication classes.