Nursing Education for the Geriatric ED

May 6
2024

Nursing Education for the Geriatric ED Webinar

Monday, May 6th
3:00 - 4:00 PM EST

This webinar has completed and is now available on-demand. Please see below for webinar recording and supporting materials.

Webinar Resources

Slide Deck

May 6, 2024

This deck includes summary slides and the key points from each present

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Other Helpful Resources

Karen Mack

NICHE Webinar May 8: Watch Recording

NICHE program: View

National Center to Reframe Aging: View

LaToria Woods

Geriatric Emergency Nursing Education Pathways: View

Geriatric Emergency Nursing Education Offerings: View

Geriatric Emergency Department Readiness Toolkit: Access

Topic Brief – Screening Tools for Older Adults in the Emergency Care Setting: Access

Clinical Practice Guideline – Fall Risk Assessment: View

Clinical Practice Guideline – Screening Older Adults for Cognitive Impairment: Access

Skills Fair E-Learning Modules

AMA and ANCC Credits Available

These five short modules cover topics relevant to the management of mobility risks and falls.

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Geri-EM Online

AMA and ANCC Credits Available

This course represents the latest version of Geri-EM.com and consists of 8 modules designed to provide in-depth knowledge about issues in geriatric emergency medicine through case-based learning.

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Related Resources

Blog

Geriatric-Focused Education for Nurses

April 30, 2024

Aaron Malsch

This article highlights a few GEDC educational resources to help Emergency Nurses prepare to meet the unique needs of vulnerable older adults.

Blog

Brain Health in the ED: Educational Videos

November 3, 2022

Educational videos provide insights into challenges with delirium and dementia in the ED and how to provide better care for older adults.

On-Demand Webinar

Implementing the Elder Mistreatment Emergency Department (EMED) Toolkit in the Geriatric ED

July 22, 2024

This webinar introduces a new toolkit designed to improve identification and response to elder mistreatment in hospital emergency departments. The team also shared their experiences in implementing the toolkit, emphasizing the importance of collaboration, community partnerships, and the need for further research and development.

Goals

To consider educational needs that are specific for nurses providing care to older adults in the ED.
To catalog several sources of high-quality geriatric ED nurse education.
To hear from nursing practitioners about the benefits of geriatric-specific nursing initiatives.

Expert Panel

Karen Mack, DNP, MBA, APRN, CCNS, ACNP-BC
Director of Programs
NICHE | Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders
NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing

LaToria Woods, MSN, APRN, RN, CCNS
Nursing Content Specialist
ENA Geriatric Committee Staff Liaison
ENA | Emergency Nurses Association

Aaron Malsch RN, MSN, GCNS-BC
Senior Services Interim Director
Advocate Aurora Health
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Moderated By

Don Melady

Bio

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.

Geri-EM.com Geriatric-ED.com Publications