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Caring for Elderly Patients in the Emergency Department: An interactive lecture series

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Caring for Elderly Patients in the Emergency Department: An interactive lecture series

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Author(s):  
Ellen Roberts, MPH, Kevin Biese, MPH, John Steve Kizer, MPH, Anthony J Caprio, MPH, Michael A LaMantia, MPH, Christine Khandelwal, MPH, Jan Busby-Whitehead, MPH
Sponsor: 
American Geriatrics Society (AGS)
Geriatrics Education for Specialty Residents (GSR)
John A. Hartford Foundation
POGOe Id: 
20964
Date Posted: 
04/27/2012
Date Reviewed/Updated for Clinical Accuracy: 
04/27/2012
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Abstract: 

Caring for Elderly Patients in the Emergency Department: An interactive lecture series is a series of six lectures with multiple choice questions designed to introduce Emergency Medicine (EM) care givers to key concepts in caring for elderly patients.  The lectures address key concepts in elderly trauma, acute abdominal pain, iatrogenic injuries, altered mental status, medication management, and transitions of care and were designed by physicians in The Department of Emergency Medicine and the Division of Geriatric Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC).  The multiple choice questions can be used to asses the learners retention after the lecture series, or to test their knowledge base prior to delivering the lectures.  This curriculum was successfully delivered to the EM residents at UNC with resulting improvements in care delivery to elderly Emergency Department patients at our institution.

Educational objectives: 
  • To increase emergency medicine care givers knowledge of geriatric principals of care
  • To promote safe delivery of care for geriatric patients in emergency departments
  • To encourage emergency medicine care givers to continue to expand their knowledge base and educate colleagues in geriatric care
  • Each interactive lecture has specific objectives.
Content Categories: 
Care Settings & Models
Intended learner audience: 
Caregiver
EMS Providers
Fellow
Medical Student Clinical
Practicing Physician/CME
Resident
Geriatric Competencies: 
1 MM: Age-related changes on drug selection
2 MM: Identify medications that should be avoided
3 MM: Document a patient’s medication list
4 CBD: Compare and contrast presentations of the 3D's
5 CBD: Formulate a diagnosis and evaluate the 3D's
6 CBD: Determine etiology of delirium
7 CBD: Perform and interpret a cognitive assessment
8 CBD: Evaluate and manage agitated patients
17 ATYP: Identify 3 physiologic changes for each organ system
18 ATYP: Diagnose based on unique presentations of common conditions
Discipline/specialty: 
Emergency Medicine
Estimated time to complete: 
More than 3 hours
Conflict of Interest Disclosure: 
No, I (we) have nothing to disclose.
Already Expired Email Date: 
Wednesday, February 28, 2018 - 4:56am
Already Expired Email 1 month date: 
Thursday, March 15, 2018 - 3:35pm
Expired Email Date: 
Friday, March 30, 2018 - 7:23pm
Contact Person/Corresponding Author:
Kevin Biese [email protected]


Suggested Citation:
Kevin Biese, Ellen Roberts, John Steve Kizer, Anthony J Caprio, Michael A LaMantia, Christine Khandelwal and Jan Busby-Whitehead. Caring for Elderly Patients in the Emergency Department: An interactive lecture series. POGOe - Portal of Geriatrics Online Education; 2012 Available from: https://pogoe.org/productid/20964