Webcast: EMchat - Treating Geriatric Patients in the Emergency Department
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Employee Education System and Specialty Care Services are presenting an "EMchat: Treating Geriatric Patients in the Emergency Department" on December 20.
More than 45% of VA Emergency Department (ED) visits are from Veterans 65 years of age and older. This live, knowledge-based webcast will focus on how ED providers and staff can best meet the needs of the 65 and older Veteran populace, aiding in providing the most optimal outcomes possible for this vulnerable population.
This training is intended for ED staff including physicians, nurses, pharmacists and psychologists. The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs has graciously opened up the broadcast to VA and non VA members.
Speakers include:
- Chad Kessler, MD, MHPE National Director for VA Emergency Medicine Professor of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine
- Kevin Biese, MD, Associate Professor of Emergency and Internal Medicine, Vice-Chair of Academic Affairs, UNC
- Jill Huded, MD, Acute Care Geriatrician, Medical Director, GERI-VET Program, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center
- Erica Law, BSN ED Geriatric Care Innovation Adult-Gerontology NP for Emergency Department and Primary Care, Indianapolis
To join the webcast, click here.
(VA staff register in TMS before the training to receive CE)
(Non-VA participants can register in TRAIN before the training to receive CE)