Catalyzing Emergency Department Enhancements for Older Adults

Grant Summary

The Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative (GEDC), supported in partnership with the West Health Institute, will continue to transform care, catalyze action and evaluate best practices in emergency care for older adults. A GEDC Coordinating Center will be established through grants to the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) to oversee the activities of a cadre of interdisciplinary faculty, nine current GEDC sites, and four national organizations (Emergency Nurses Association, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, ACEP and AGS). The GEDC will conduct regional and site-specific training for emergency departments; develop online educational curriculum; and study the initiative and geriatric emergency department interventions. Additionally, funding to ACEP will support its new Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation program, which provides a framework of best practices and a level of public assurance regarding the quality of care provided to older adults in the emergency department setting.

Related Grant Resources

• JAMA Network Paper: Association of a Geriatric Emergency Department Innovation Program With Cost Outcomes Among Medicare Beneficiaries
• Project Page: Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA) Program
• AGS GEDC Page: Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative (GEDC)
• Project Page: The Geriatric Emergency Collaborative