Infections in older adults are common, and often present atypically leading to delayed diagnosis and increased morbidity and mortality - Dr. Shenvi and Dr. Khoujah discuss
In this episode we discuss inadequate pain assessment in older adults, opiophobia, lack of current pharmacologic knowledge, and how to better manage pain in older adults in the ED.
Michael L Malone, MD, Teresita M Hogan, MD, FACEP, Adam Perry, MD, Kevin Biese, MD, Alice Bonner, PhD, RN, FAAN, Patti Pagel, RN, Kathleen T Unroe, MD, MHA, Maura Kennedy, MD
In this Expert Panel Webinar, our four speakers discussed implementing telehealth; delirium as a symptom of COVID; changing visitor policies for older patients with COVID; and community paramedicine to follow COVID patients after discharge.
Kevin Biese, MD, Teresita Hogan, MD, Michael Malone, MD
Ahead of the release of a supplement for the Journal of Geriatric Emergency Medicine, GEDC Faculty share important information about the care of older adults in the ED as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations rise in many areas of the US.