Within emergency departments, registered nurses with geriatric education are invaluable for assessing older patients, making appropriate care plans, communicating with other health care professionals, and connecting families with services.
Rural and remote emergency departments experience unique challenges in implementing quality improvement in their ED's. But in some ways they can be positioned for better care of older adults.
Dr. Mike Malone is the Medical Director of Senior Services and Director of Home Care for Advocate Health-Midwest. He is a Clinical Adjunct Professor of Medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
This spotlight highlights Dr. Teresita Hogan, a Professor of Medicine and Director of Geriatric Emergency Medicine at the University of Chicago Medicine
This spotlight highlights Don Melady, an emergency physician at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, Canada and a founding member of the Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative.
By Mary-Lynn Peters, RN(EC), NP-Adult, MS, Wendy Zeh, RN, Alekhya Johnson, MPH, and Barbara Liu, MD, FRCPC
This article explores person-centred language, a tool that focuses on communicating in a specific, objective and respectful way, resulting in better care and outcomes.