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May 15, 2023
Zoom chat notes including re-cap of themes discussed during the webinar and insights from participants.
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Other Helpful Resources
- John A. Hartford Foundation
- National Center to Reframe Aging Initiative: Access Resource
- Reframing Aging Initiative Guide: View & Download
- Age-Friendly Healthcare Quick Guide: View & Download
- Changing the Narrative Ageism in Healthcare White Paper: View & Download
- Regional Geriatric Programme of Toronto guide to patient-centred language: Access Resource
- WHO Global Report on Ageism: View Report
- The Why and How of Reframing Aging – Access Video
- Frame of Mind: Reframing Aging from Them to Us – Access Video
- Frame of Mind: Starting Strong, Avoiding Traps – Access Video
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Event Details
Goals
- To consider the concept of ageism and its impact on practice in the Geriatric ED
- To learn about a major initiative to address ageism by the John A. Hartford Foundation: Reframing Aging
- To hear from ED clinicians – nurses, social workers, doctors – about how we can move on from ageist attitudes in the ED
Expert Panel
Marcus Escobedo, MPA
Vice President Communications,
The John A. Hartford Foundation
Nida Degesys, MD,
Director of Geriatric Emergency Department,
University of California at San Francisco
Dyan M. Hagy, MSW,
Emergency Department Social Worker,
Cleveland Veterans Administration
Brittany Palladino MSN, CNL, RN
Nurse Care Manager Emergency Department and Observation Units
Yale New Haven Hospital
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