GEDC Webinar Recording: What Matters Most in the Geriatric ED

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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:

  1. Address the multiple meanings of the term “what matters most” in multiple settings
  2. Hear from ED practitioners internationally about how they integrate “what matters most” into the care of older adults in the ED
  3. 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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