Tony Rosen, MD MPH, Lauren E. Ferrante MD MHS, Shan W. Liu MD SD, Emily A. Benton MD, Mary R. Mulcare MD, Michael E. Stern M, Kevin Biese MD, Ula Hwang MD MPH, Martine Sanon MD
This invited JGEM editorial is in the context of the American Geriatrics Society's position paper on age-related considerations in resource allocation during the COVID-19 era. The authors describe their current experience in the emergency department and they reflect on how the concepts of the AGS position paper could be implemented in the Emergency Department.
This toolkit offers resources that are designed to allow you to create sustainable quality improvement in the care of older adults who have fallen or are at risk of falling.
Kelly J. Ko, PhD, Michael M Kurliand, MS, BSN, RN, Kevin M. Curtis, MD, MS, Christopher M Palmer, MD, Michelle S. Naimer, MD, MHSc, Scott W Rodi, MD, MPH, Zia Agha, MD, MS
COVID-19 has led to a dramatic increase in the use of telehealth services, particularly with older adults, who are at highest risk of potential infection and mortality.
These are discharge instructions for older adults and/or their families on discharge from the ED with a viral syndrome. Supplement for JGEM Vol 1, Issue 4 on COVID-19 in older adults in the ED.
Although this corona virus does not discriminate by age,1 the older adults we love are especially vulnerable to COVID-19 disease, and social distancing disproportionately harms older adults. Challenges in older adult COVID-19 care now consumes many aspects of our professional and personal lives.
Stacie Levine, MD, Alice Bonner PhD, RN, FAAN, Adam Perry, MD, Donald Melady, MSc Ed, MD, Kathleen T Unroe, MD, MHA
This article describes the impact of COVID-19 on this diverse, vulnerable population living in communal facilities. We outline key issues that will predictably arise between nursing homes and EDs in the COVID-19 era.