Nov 6
2023
2023
Community Paramedicine and Geriatric EDs
Monday, November 6th
3:00 - 4:00 PM EST
Moderated By
Dr. Don Melady is an emergency physician at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, Canada and a founding member of the Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative. He is the author of the website www.geri-EM.com – a CME accredited program for geriatric emergency medicine education – and the chair of the Geriatric EM committee of the International Federation of Emergency Medicine.
Goals
- To introduce and explore the concept of community paramedicine.
- To consider how community paramedicine can be integrated with older person care in EDs.
- To hear stories from front-line practitioners about the benefits and challenges of community paramedicine in providing care for older adults post-ED discharge.