Brain Health in the ED: Educational Videos

Educational videos provide insights into challenges with delirium and dementia in the ED and how to provide better care for older adults.

ED-DEL Change Package and Toolkit

This Change Package and Toolkit is designed to provide a structured approach, change strategies, resources, and a step-by-step guide to help you set up a Delirium Program in your ED.

Dementia Implementation Toolkit

A dementia quality improvement implementation toolkit highlighting rationale, tools, protocols, and more.

Delirium Management Implementation Toolkit

An adaptable resource for implementing the best standards of care of older adults in the Emergency Department.

Delirium Screening at UNC Hillsborough

We had a strong conviction, starting with UNC Hillsborough President Jeff Strickler and shared by ED nurse and physician champions, that ED care could indeed be better for older adults because it is the right thing to do. Also, becoming an accredited Geriatric ED helped give UNC Hillsborough a unique identity in the health care market. 

Nuances of Helping Older Patients with Moderate Dementia in the Emergency Department

The Geriatric Emergency Department Newsletter is the precursor to the Journal of Geriatric Emergency Medicine. In this issue, Dr. Micahel Malone explores the nuances in caring for older patients with moderate dementia in the Emergency Department.

Impact of Cognitive Impairment Across Specialties: Summary of a Report from the U13 Conference Series

Transdisciplinary perspectives exploring the ethics and pragmatic research around medical and surgical patients with possible cognitive impairment.

30‐Day Emergency Department Revisit Rates among Older Adults with Documented Dementia

Depression in the Older Patient who Presents to the Emergency Department

The Geriatric Emergency Department Newsletter is the precursor to the Journal of Geriatric Emergency Medicine. This issue highlights the strategies to employ to improve the care of older adults presenting with depression in the Emergency Department.

Differences in Transitional Care Provided to Patients With and Without Dementia

Single-center chart review of medical inpatients exploring differences in discharge care for dementia patients.