The Journal Of Geriatric Emergency Medicine
Our mission is to improve emergency health care for older adults by providing an open access, peer-reviewed, quality education and dissemination platform giving providers in all disciplines the evidence they need to enhance emergency care for older adults.
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Call for Papers!
The Co-Editors-in-Chief of the Journal of Geriatric Emergency Medicine invite authors to submit Original Research manuscripts and Clinical Case Reports for consideration in this scholarly journal.
The following describes JGEM’s mission and guidelines for submission:
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AGEM Topic Supplement: Strategies for Inclusion of Diverse Older Adults in Emergency Medicine Research
October 7, 2024Michelle I. Suh, Annika R. Bhananker, Debra F. Tomasino, Kayla Carpenter, Ula Hwang, Christopher R. Carpenter, Dowin Boatright, Cassandra Bradby, Jeffrey Caterino, Andrea Gilmore-Bykovsky, Elizabeth M. Goldberg, Maura Kennedy, Shan W. Liu, Edgardo Ordonez, Tony Rosen, Margaret E. Samuels-Kalow, Manish Shah, Sumin Yoon, Anita N. Chary.Volume 5 | Issue 4 | Article 2
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Assessing the Usability of iPREPARED: an Application-Based, Non-Pharmacological Delirium Prevention Intervention
October 7, 2024Luke S. Sztajnkrycer, Ian Ward Maia, Heidi Lindroth, Kayla P. Carpenter, Derek Vanmeter, Samantha Gracia, Grace Herbeck, Aidan Mullan, Molly M. Jeffery, Fernanda BellolioVolume 5 | Issue 4 | Article 1
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Designing a Best Possible Caregiver History to Facilitate Disposition Planning for Older Adults in Emergency Departments
September 30, 2024Karen de Sola-SmithVolume 5 | Issue 3 | Article 7
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Heat-Related Emergencies in the Older Adult
September 17, 2024Michelle SuhVolume 5 | Issue 3 | Article 6
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Emergency Care for Patients on Amyloid-Targeting Therapies in Alzheimer’s Disease
August 1, 2024Thomas K. Hagerman, Michelle Suh, Gayatri Devi, Jennifer Sutherland, Gloria Chiang, Don Melody, Kevin Biese, and Maura Kennedy.Volume 5 | Issue 3 | Article 5
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Frailty Explains Variation in Emergency Department Use for Older Veterans During the COVID-19 Pandemic
July 29, 2024Justine Seidenfeld, MD, MHSc, Karen M. Stechuchak, MS, Valerie A. Smith, DrPh, Catherine Stanwyck, Chelsea Perfect, MD, Courtney Van Houtven, PhD, Susan Nicole Hastings, MD, MHScVolume 5 | Issue 3 | Article 4
JGEM Publications
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- Volume 4
- Volume 3
- Volume 2
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AGEM Topic Supplement: Strategies for Inclusion of Diverse Older Adults in Emergency Medicine Research
Volume 5 | Issue 4 | Article 2
ViewAssessing the Usability of iPREPARED: an Application-Based, Non-Pharmacological Delirium Prevention Intervention
Volume 5 | Issue 4 | Article 1
ViewDesigning a Best Possible Caregiver History to Facilitate Disposition Planning for Older Adults in Emergency Departments
Volume 5 | Issue 3 | Article 7
ViewEmergency Care for Patients on Amyloid-Targeting Therapies in Alzheimer’s Disease
Volume 5 | Issue 3 | Article 5
ViewFrailty Explains Variation in Emergency Department Use for Older Veterans During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Volume 5 | Issue 3 | Article 4
ViewGeriatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Journal Club: Strategies for Success in Geriatric Emergency Medicine Research
Volume 5 | Issue 3 | Article 3
ViewGeriatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Journal Club – Community Paramedicine
Volume 5 | Issue 3 | Article 2
ViewOlder Adult with Transplanted Kidney Failure from Ureteral Obstruction Within a Hernia
Volume 5 | Issue 3 | Article 1 - Case Presentation
ViewHigh Boarding Rates of Older Adults in the Emergency Department: An On-going Threat to Quality and Safety
Volume 5 | Issue 2 | Article 4 - Collective Wisdom: Editorial
ViewBilateral Corneal Perforations Due to Elder Neglect
Volume 5 | Issue 2 | Article 3 - Clinical Case Report
ViewEmergency Care of an Older Adult with Complex Care Needs: A Case Report
Volume 5 | Issue 2 | Article 2 - Clinical Case Report
ViewBest Practices in the Care of Older Adults During an Unplanned Acute Observation Stay
Volume 5 | Issue 2 | Article 1 - Topic Supplement
ViewThe InterRAI ED Tool for Screening Older Patients in the Emergency Department: “What am I supposed to do with this?
Volume 5 | Issue 1 | Article 2 - Collective Wisdom: Editorial
ViewBoarding of Older Adults: A Concerning Trend in the Emergency Department
Volume 5 | Issue 1 | Article 1 - Original Research
ViewDescribing and Predicting Trajectories of Healthcare Utilization Among Older Adults Presenting to an Emergency Department Using the interRAI Emergency Department Screener
Volume 4 | Issue 4 | Article 6 - Original Research
ViewEvaluation of a Community-Based Teaching Hospital’s Geriatric Emergency Medicine Initiative
Volume 4 | Issue 4 | Article 5 - Original Research
ViewAssessing Medication Self-Management Challenges and Selfefficacy During Emergency Department Medication Reconciliation: An Evidence-based Quality Improvement Project
Volume 4 | Issue 4 | Article 4 - Original Research
ViewDepression and Anxiety of Care Partners During the Emergency Department Visit of Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment
Volume 4 | Issue 4 | Article 3 - Original Research
ViewGeriCarED: Feasibility of a Pilot Program of a Geriatric Personal Care Attendant Addressing Mentation, Mobility and Matters Most in an Emergency Department Observation Unit
Volume 4 | Issue 4 | Article 2 - Brief Report
ViewPrioritizing Care of Older Adults in Times of Emergency Department Overcrowding
Volume 4 | Issue 4 | Article 1 - Collective Wisdom: Editorial
ViewImpact of a Novel Multi-Specialist Telemedicine Consultation Program Model of Care for Homebound Older Adults
Volume 4 | Issue 3 | Article 5 - Original Research
ViewThe Missed and Misdiagnosed: Geriatric Delirium in the Emergency Department
Volume 4 | Issue 3 | Article 4 - Original Research
ViewGeriatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Journal Club: Screening for High-Risk Alcohol Use Among Older Adults in the Emergency Department
Volume 4 | Issue 3 | Article 3 - Journal Club
ViewPatient Experience After Geriatric Emergency Medicine Assessment
Volume 4 | Issue 3 | Article 2 - Original Research
ViewShared Disposition Decision-Making in the Emergency Department for Persons Living with Dementia
Volume 4 | Issue 3 | Article 1 - Topic Supplement
ViewOlder Person Fracture Presentation and Management Including Tips for Pain Management
Volume 4 | Issue 2 | Article 10 - Topic Supplement | Trauma Series
ViewCurrent Best Practice in Pelvic and Hip Fracture Management in the Older Adult Population
Volume 4 | Issue 2 | Article 9 - Review Article
ViewTop 10 Things to Know about Falls in Older Adults
Volume 4 | Issue 2 | Article 8 - Brief Report | Trauma Series
ViewGeriatric Trauma Triage: The Scope of the Problem
Volume 4 | Issue 2 | Article 7 - Collective Wisdom: Editorial | Trauma Series
ViewEnd-of-Life Care in the Trauma Bay: Six Key Points
Volume 4 | Issue 2 | Article 6 - Topic Supplement | Trauma Series
ViewHead Injury in Older Adults: To Scan or Not to Scan? Ten Tips to Make the Best Decision
Volume 4 | Issue 2 | Article 5 - Topic Supplement | Trauma Series
ViewABC’s of Geriatric Trauma
Volume 4 | Issue 2 | Article 4 - Topic Supplement | Trauma Series
ViewAn Inflection Point to Improve the Emergency Care of Older Adults
Volume 4 | Issue 2 | Article 3 - Collective Wisdom: Editorial
ViewThe History of Geriatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 4 | Issue 2 | Article 2 - Review Article
ViewGeriatric Depression Screening and Chief Complaint: What is the Risk for 30- and 90-day Readmission?
Volume 4 | Issue 2 | Article 1 - Original Research
ViewIndication of Mobility Aids and Training of Older Patients in a Geriatric Emergency Department: Abiding by International Guidelines
Volume 4 | Issue 1 | Article 6 - Education & Training
ViewPatterns of care partner communication for persons living with dementia in the emergency department
Volume 4 | Issue 1 | Article 5 - Original Research
ViewGeriatric Emergency Departments as Laboratories for Innovation
Volume 4 | Issue 1 | Article 4 - Collective Wisdom Editorial
ViewExamination of geriatric care processes implemented in level 1 and level 2 geriatric emergency departments
Volume 4 | Issue 1 | Article 3 - Original Research
ViewGeriatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Journal Club: Syncope Risk Stratification & Geriatric-Specific Clinical Decision Rules
Volume 4 | Issue 1 | Article 2 - Journal Club
ViewDead End: Challenges in Healthcare Delivery to Older Adults with History of Dementia and Incarceration A Case Report
Volume 4 | Issue 1 | Article 1 - Brief Report
ViewThe Geriatric Emergency Department at the University of California San Francisco: Structures, Roles, and Lessons Learned
Volume 3 | Issue 3 | Article 7 - Collective Wisdom: Editorial
ViewPre-hospital Conditions Affecting the Hospitalization Risk in Older Adults at the Emergency Department
Volume 3 | Issue 3 | Article 6 - Original Research
ViewEffect of Pharmacist Intervention on Emergency Department Geriatric Patients with Polypharmacy
Volume 3 | Issue 3 | Article 5 - Original Research
ViewKey Healthcare Providers’ Perspectives on the Implementation of Senior-Friendly Emergency Department Care in Quebec
Volume 3 | Issue 3 | Article 4 - Original Research
ViewEmergency Medicine Provider Comfort with Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) Advanced Directive
Volume 3 | Issue 3 | Article 3 - Original Research
ViewThe Effect of the Care Transitions Intervention on ED Revisits and Outpatient Clinic Follow-Up among Older Adults Who Live Alone
Volume 3 | Issue 3 | Article 2 - Original Research
ViewResearch to Accelerate Practice Change in Geriatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 3 | Issue 3 | Article 1 - Collective Wisdom: Editorial
ViewGeriatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Journal Club: Operational Changes for Recognizing Prevalent Delirium and Preventing Incident Delirium
Volume 3 | Issue 2 | Article 6 - Journal Club
ViewAddressing Complex Primary Care Needs for an Older Man Recently Released from Incarceration with Multiple Emergency Department Visits
Volume 3 | Issue 2 | Article 5 - Original Research
ViewNavigating Care Transitions for Older Adults in the Emergency Department When a Social Worker is Unavailable
Volume 3 | Issue 2 | Article 4 - Topic Supplement
ViewEmergency Department Policies to Improve Care Experiences for Older Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Volume 3 | Issue 2 | Article 3 - Topic Supplement
ViewStrategies to Combat Ageism in Emergency Medicine
Volume 3 | Issue 2 | Article 2 - Topic Supplement
ViewCPR-Directive Conversations in the Emergency Department: The Opinion of Elderly Patients
Volume 3 | Issue 2 | Article 1 - Original Research
ViewCall to Action: Improving the Care of Older Patients in Emergency Departments. A much-needed Collaboration between Emergency Medicine Physicians and Geriatricians.
Volume 3 | Issue 1 | Article 6 - Collective Wisdom: Editorial
ViewLevel of Comfort in Evaluating Older Patients Amongst Medical Students and Emergency Medicine Residents
Volume 3 | Issue 1 | Article 5 - Original Research
ViewGeriatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Journal Club: To CT or Not
Volume 3 | Issue 1 | Article 4 - Journal Club
ViewCOVID-19 in Older Adults- A Practical Review for Emergency Providers in 2022
Volume 3 | Issue 1 | Article 3 - Review Article
ViewWhat’s in a Name? Understanding Failure to Thrive and Frailty in the Emergency Department
Volume 3 | Issue 1 | Article 2 - Collective Wisdom: Editorial
ViewPitfalls of Delirium Screening in Older Adults
Volume 3 | Issue 1 | Article 1 - Topic Supplement
ViewTen Clinical Tips in the Assessment of Genitourinary Emergencies in an Older Adult
Volume 2 | Issue 4 | Article 1 - Topic Supplement
ViewIntermediate Care Technicians-A Novel Workforce for Veterans Affairs Geriatric Emergency Departments
Volume 2 | Issue 4 | Article 3 - Topic Supplement
ViewPolypharmacy and High-risk Medications in Older Veterans Presenting for Emergency Care
Volume 2 | Issue 4 | Article 4 - Original Research
ViewCan an Emergency Department Adequately Address an Older Adult who has Complex Needs?
Volume 2 | Issue 3 | Article 6 - Review Article
ViewBarriers and Benefits Experienced in Qualitative Geriatric Emergency Care Research During the COVID-19 Era
Volume 2 | Issue 3 | Article 7 - Collective Wisdom: Editorial
ViewCaregiver Support in the Emergency Department
Volume 2 | Issue 3 | Article 5 - Topic Supplement
ViewUnmet Needs and Social Challenges for Older Adults During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Opportunity to Improve Care
Volume 2 | Issue 3 | Article 4 - Original Research
ViewManagement of Fall Patients – What should be done for Emergency Department fall patients?
Volume 2 | Issue 3 | Article 3 - Journal Club
ViewUsing the 4M Model to Screen Geriatric Patients in the Emergency Department
Volume 2 | Issue 3 | Article 2 - Review Article
ViewHow Emergency Departments Can Leverage Health and Social Services at Home to Support Care Transitions for Older Patients
Volume 2 | Issue 3 | Article 1 - Original Research
ViewEmergency Department-Community Partnership to Coordinate Older Adults Falls Prevention Programs
Volume 2 | Issue 2 | Article 1 | Topic Supplement
ViewAre Geriatric Screening Tools Too Time Consuming for the Emergency Department? A Workflow Time Study
Volume 2 | Issue 6 | Quality Improvement
ViewAssociation of a Geriatric Emergency Department Innovation Program With Cost Outcomes Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Volume 2 | Issue 5 | Sentinel Paper
ViewThe Interface of Emergency and Palliative Care
Volume 2 | Issue 4
ViewPalliative Care in the Emergency Department: Simplified Symptomatic Management
Volume 2 | Issue 3 | Topic Supplement
ViewCOVID-19 in Older Adults: An Update for Emergency Providers
Volume 2 | Issue 2
ViewCare of Older Adults in Rural Emergency Departments During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Volume 2 | Issue 1 | Supplement 2
ViewClinical Aspects of Providing a Meal for an Older Patient in the Emergency Department
Volume 2 | Issue 1 | Supplement 3
ViewOlder Adults with COVID-19: Special Considerations for Refusal of Admission and Alternate Care Plans
Volume 2 | Issue 1 | Supplement 1
ViewManaging Older Adults with Presumed COVID-19 in the Emergency Department: A Rational Approach to Rationing
Volume 1 | Issue 8 | Editorial Page
ViewLaunching an Emergency Department Telehealth Program During COVID-19: Real-World Implementations for Older Adults
Volume 1 | Issue 7 | Review Article
ViewPalliative Care Considerations for Older Adults in the Emergency Department During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Volume 1 | Issue 6
ViewPreservation of Function in Older Adults Who Are in the Emergency Department During COVID-19
Volume 1 | Issue 4 | Supplement 3
ViewEmergency Department Discharge of Older Adults with Viral Syndrome During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Volume 1 | Issue 4 | Supplement 2
ViewCOVID-19 in Older Adults: Transfers Between Nursing Homes and Hospitals
Volume 1 | Issue 5
ViewPreventing and Managing Delirium in Older Emergency Department Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Volume 1 | Issue 4 | Supplement 1
ViewCOVID-19: Brings Geriatric Emergency Care to the Frontlines
Volume 1 | Issue 4 | Editorial Note
ViewCOVID-19 in Older Adults: Key Points for Emergency Department Providers
Volume 1 | Issue 4
ViewEmergency Department Care of an Agitated Older Adult
Volume 1 | Issue 3
ViewEmergency Department Care of an Older Patient with Sepsis
Volume 1 | Issue 2
ViewInfluenza 2020: Diagnosis and Treatment of Older Adults with Possible Influenza in the Emergency Department
Volume 1 | Issue 1
ViewAbout this Journal
About JGEM
The Journal of Geriatric Emergency Medicine is a new, online, peer-reviewed publication that works in partnership with the Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative (GEDC.) Publications can also be found on their website at https://gedcollaborative.com/. JGEM has published 13 peer-reviewed papers thus far in 2020 and has been the foundation for a series of professional education webinars for the Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative.
Our Mission
The mission of the Journal of Geriatric Emergency Department is to improve emergency health care for older adults by providing an open access, peer-reviewed, quality education and dissemination platform giving providers in all disciplines the evidence they need to enhance emergency care for older adults.