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Identification of Older Adult Fall Occurrence by Brief Emergency Department Triage Screen

November 28, 2019

McFadden GP, Hall SE, Gleason LJ, Herrera O, Hogan TM

he goal of this study was to assess the ability of a two‐question triage screen combined with documented chief complaint to effectively identify the occurrence of fall in undifferentiated ED patients aged 65 years or older.

Concepts in Practice: Geriatric Emergency Departments

November 13, 2019

Southerland LT, Lo AX, Biese K, Arendts G, Banerjee J, Hwang U, Dresden S, Argento V, Kennedy M, Shenvi CL, Carpenter CR

Exploration of advantages and disadvantages of differing approaches to deliver geriatric-friendly emergency care, including observation units, opinion leaders, and geriatric-specific ED.

Geriatric Emergency Department Innovations: The Impact of Transitional Care Nurses on 30‐day Readmissions for Older Adults

October 29, 2019

Scott M. Dresden MD, MS Ula Hwang MD, MPH Melissa M. Garrido PhD Jeremy Sze Raymond Kang MA Carmen Vargas‐Torres MA D. Mark Courtney MD, MSCI George Loo MPA, MPH, DrPH Mark Rosenberg DO, MBA Lynne Richardson MD

A paper demonstrating that having GED-focused transitional care nurses is associated with reduced 30-day readmission for older ED patients.

Diagnosis of UTI in Older Persons in the Emergency Department: To Pee or Not to Pee, That Is the Question

September 2, 2019

Burkett E, Carpenter CR, Arendts G, Hullick C, Paterson DL, Caterino JM

Narrative review of the controversies and practical solutions around ED diagnosis of urinary tract infection in community-dwelling and long term care facility older adults.

A National Dataset Analysis of older adults in emergency department observation units

September 1, 2019

Southerland LT, Hunold KM, Carpenter CR, Caterino JM, Mion LC

National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey data from 2010 through 2013 demonstrating ED observation unit admission rates and underlying reasons in older adults.

Impact of Cognitive Impairment Across Specialties: Summary of a Report from the U13 Conference Series

August 22, 2019

Carpenter CR, McFarland F, Avidan M, Berger M, Inouye SK, Karlawish J, Lin FR, Marcantonio E, Morris JC, Reuben DB, Shah RC, Whitson HE, Asthana S, Verghese J

Transdisciplinary perspectives exploring the ethics and pragmatic research around medical and surgical patients with possible cognitive impairment.

30‐Day Emergency Department Revisit Rates among Older Adults with Documented Dementia

August 12, 2019

Burkett E, Carpenter CR, Arendts G, Hullick C, Paterson DL, Caterino JM

Medicare claims data noting a significant association between a dementia diagnosis and 1-month ED returns.

PROMIS Physical Function 10-Item Short Form for Older Adults in an Emergency Setting

June 28, 2019

G W Conner Fox, BA, Sandra Rodriguez, MPH, Laura Rivera-Reyes, MPH, George Loo, DrPH, Ariela Hazan, BS, Ula Hwang, MD, MPH

This paper demonstrates the utility of the PROMIS physical function assessment in older ED patients and provides a comparison to commonly used activities of daily living assessment.

Differences in Transitional Care Provided to Patients With and Without Dementia

June 18, 2019

Prusaczyk B, Olsen MA, Carpenter CR, Proctor E

Single-center chart review of medical inpatients exploring differences in discharge care for dementia patients.

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