Geriatric Emergency Medicine physician. Tweeting about injury prevention, EM, transitions of care, implementation, academic life. Opinions are my own.

Joined August 2015
📢 Check out GEMS-Rx in @AnnalsofEM ◼️A useful older adult high-risk prescription list to be used by practicing clinicians and also investigators conducting ED medication safety research 50 days free access: authors.elsevier.com/c/1il1F…
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Using the most restrictive definition (≥3), almost one in two older adult ED patients with suspected pneumonia experienced functional decline including one in five discharged patients. #geriatrics agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
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Who is more likely to be found at fault when a car hits a pedestrian? According to a new @OhioState study, the built environment – especially the types of roads & the amount of access to marked crosswalks – plays a major role. bit.ly/42HMwxN
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Which implementation strategies are effective in the Emergency Department? What are the harms of implementing a new process? Learn more a paper from @LSGeriatricEM about the implementation of geriatric screening tools using CFIR! #AEM #EM #GeriEM Read @ buff.ly/3uqaoJ6
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JACEP Open
@JACEPOpen21 Nov 2022
New in JACEP Open by @LSGeriatricEM: Inclusion of older adults and reporting of consent processes in randomized controlled trials in the emergency department: A scoping review. #FOAM, #Geriatrics, #ClinicalTrials, #Consent buff.ly/3EfhEsK @ACEPNow @wileyinresearch
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To better understand our concept #palliativecare #palliativepeace
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Goedelian Riddle :-)
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October is domestic violence awareness month. Are you asking the questions? Are you screening your patients? Are you creating a safe open space for these conversations?
Don't forget to register for @AdvocateAurora Acute Care for Elders (ACE) virtual conference taking place on November 4, 2022. @EMGeriPearls @SAEMEBM @ZaldyTanMD ⬇️Register here⬇️ gedcollaborative.com/event/a…
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Capnography overview #MedEd #Medtwitter
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Replying to @CameronGettel
@CameronGettel is ready to rumble on whether EDs should screen for cognitive impairment!
Fun & informative event at the #GEMS meeting at #ACEP22 What do u think: 72 y/o trauma pt w 2 rib fractures, stable. Trauma center transfer vs local care What do YOU think? #GeriEM
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Callback program at Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital: allows both patients and practitioners to connect, feel valued, and feel like they made a difference "care does not end at the ambulance door" @APDHospital @ACEPNow #ACEP22 #GeriEM
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Transforming tricky transitions: @MauraKennedyMD kicking things off at #geriEM precon at #acep22 @ACEPNow @GeriatricEDNews 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
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Care transitions are critical in discharging older adults - but often under-supported/funded. Tomorrow at #ACEP22 we’ll discuss how Geri EDs large & small are addressing this! And since @CameronGettel can’t be there, we are going to feature patient quotes from his great work!⬇️
Care partners of those w/ cognitive impairment face barriers during ED care transitions: 1⃣ED environment & discharge process 2⃣Added responsibilities during recovery 3⃣Subsequent health care navigation difficulties Open access now in @alzdemjournals: bit.ly/3BXdNiJ
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Have you signed up for the #GeriEM precon yet at #ACEP22? Spend 3.5 h learning about transitions of care & networking with like-minded Geri enthusiasts Sep 30 10:30a- 2p PST acep.org/sa/education/pre-co… @ACEPNow @GeriatricEDNews
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