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About This Webinar

Older adults in rural and critical access emergency departments often face unique barriers related to staffing, specialty access, transfers, and community resources.

This webinar highlights practical approaches to improving geriatric emergency care in resource-limited settings, with a focus on adaptable workflows, care coordination, and patient-centered strategies that support safe transitions of care. Hear lessons learned from rural clinicians and explore ways to strengthen care for older adults across diverse emergency care environments.

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Webinar Details

Expert Panel

Brock Slabach, MPH
Chief Operations Officer
National Rural Health Association

Kristie Foster, MSN, RN, GERO-BC
Director of Nursing Operations
Mount Ascutney Hospital and Health Center
Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative Consultant
American College of Emergency Physicians Independent Contractor

Special Guest
Nancy Wexler, DBH, MPH
Senior Program Officer
The John A. Hartford Foundation

Moderated By

Danya Khoujah

Danya Khoujah

MBBS, MEHP
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Goals

  1. Recognize the wide range of rural emergency care environments and discuss the challenges these settings encounter when caring for older adults
  2. Discuss resource-conscious clinical strategies for emergency geriatric care
  3. Explore disposition and care coordination in resource-limited settings

Supporting Materials

Rural Age-Friendly Policy Documents

A compilation of resources supporting age-friendly care for rural communities from the NHRA.

NRHA’s Rural Health Voices Blog

National Rural Health Association Policy Brief

Rural Hospital Geriatric Emergency Toolkit

Explore a collection of resources specifically curated for rural emergency departments interested in improving care for older adults.

Caring for Rural Communities in the Geriatric ED

Listen to a previous GEDC webinar exploring care delivery for older adults in rural and remote EDs.

Senior-Friendly Environment Enhancements for Rural EDs

A one-minute video for rural EDs.

Rural and Remote Geriatric ED Care

A GEDC blog post by Sara Kunkel.

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