GEDC Webinar Recording: Palliative Care Considerations for Older ED Patients in the Age of COVID-19
The Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative (GEDC) held a webinar on June 1, "Palliative Care Considerations for Older ED Patients in the Age of COVID-19."
The webinar:
- Presented evolving ED-based models for palliative care;
- Provided a framework for ED-based goals of care conversations that elicit patient goals and values, explore illness understanding, address prognosis, and make recommendations;
- Reviewed symptom management for older adults with COVID-19; and
- Considered strategies to enhance access to palliative care in the ED.
The webinar panelists included:
- Tammie Quest, MD
Professor and Chief, Division of Palliative Medicine, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Director, Emory Palliative Care Center - Martine Sanon, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York - Erin O’Connor MSc MD
Clinician Investigator, Divisions of Emergency Medicine and Palliative Medicine, University of Toronto - Don Melady, MD, GEDC Faculty, moderator
To watch the webinar recording, click here.
To go to the presentation slides, click here.
To go to the chat notes, click here.
To go to the GEDC website, click here.
