Author: Audrey-Anne Brousseau
Policies, Procedures and Protocols
To read more about or view the complete Geriatric Emergency Department Guidelines please visit: https://www.acep.org/geriedguidelines/ In order to facilitate elderly care in the Emergency department,...Read More
Quality Improvement Strategies for the Senior-Friendly ED
Implementing new ideas, protocols, and tools is great. And if every member of the team is on board 100% of the time, it is even better. But the reality is not so always so rosy: that is why a qualit...Read More
Staffing the Senior-Friendly ED
Staffing a senior-friendly ED means, in fact, building an interdisciplinary team. The guidelines state “The geriatric ED Staff and administration provides a multi-disciplinary team of care prov...Read More
Equipment and Supplies in the Senior-Friendly ED
A senior-friendly emergency department may not look much different from any other ED. It is certainly true that the core of a senior-friendly ED is the people and processes. However, there are a few ...Read More
Education in the Senior-Friendly ED
“The success of the Geriatric ED programs rests largely on the education of a multi-disciplinary staff directed toward the needs of the geriatric population.” What Should it Include? An e...Read More
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