GEDC Webinar Recording: What Matters Most in the Geriatric ED
The Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative (GEDC) held a webinar, November 21, about integrating “what matters most” into the care of older adults in the Emergency Department (ED).
The goals of the webinar were to:
- Address the multiple meanings of the term “what matters most” in multiple settings
- Hear from ED practitioners internationally about how they integrate “what matters most” into the care of older adults in the ED
- Share best practices from various settings – and how they make a difference in care
Speakers included:
- Mary Tinetti, MD Geriatrician, Yale New Haven Health
- Cameron Gettel, MD, Yale New Haven Health
- Colleen McQuown, MD Director Geriatric EM Program, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center
- Thomas Dreher-Hummel, MSN, Advanced Practice Nurse, Geriatric ED, Basel University Hospital
- Teresa Murray Amato, MD, Director Geriatric Emergency Medicine, Northwell Health
- Sarah Healey Herod, MPH, Vice President Operations. Northwell Health
- Usman Khan, MD, Northwell Health
- Anne Xenos, Corporate Executive Director of Senior Care and Strategic Partnerships,, Prime Healthcare
- Jordan Spencer, Care Navigator for Quality Assurance, Dallas Regional Medical Center, Prime Healthcare
Watch the recording and access the presentation materials.
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Learn more about JAHF's co-funding of GEDC.



