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Delirium Clinical Practice Guidelines: What do we know, and what should we do?
Dr. Danya Khoujah joins GEMCast host Dr. Christina to dive into the first clinical practice guideline in the Geriatric Emergency Department (GED) Guidelines 2.0, which is dedicated to delirium.…
The 17‑Hour Turnaround: Rapid, Safe Observation Care for Older Adults
In this GEMCast episode host Dr. Christina Shenvi is joined by Dr. Meredith Busman, Director of Observation Medicine at Corewell Health West in Grand Rapids Michigan, Program Director for the…
Fire, Flood, and Fragility: Disasters Through a Geriatric Lens
Dr. Stephen Gamboa is an Adjunct Associate Professor at UNC and medical director of UNC Health Pardee's emergency department in Hendersonville, North Carolina. In today’s GEMCast episode, he shares…
Acute care of persons living with Dementia: From the clinic to the ED and back
In this episode of GEMCast, Dr. Christina Shenvi sits down with Dr. Christina Prather, Director of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at George Washington University, for a dynamic, coffee-style…
Frailty Frontline: How to identify frailty, and what to do next
In this episode of GEMCast, host Dr. Christina Shenvi is joined by Dr. James Van Oppen, emergency physician and frailty expert at the University of Sheffield, to discuss the rising importance of…
Getting Hotter Heat Emergencies in Older Adults
Climate change, and the associated increase in frequency and severity of heat waves, poses a threat to health. Amongst the most at risk for heat-related emergencies are older adults; age-associated…
POCUS for Delirium and Agitation: Be ABLE
Our population is aging, and with that comes an increase in the number of older adults in emergency departments. Delirium affects up to 1/3 older adults who present to the ED and is a medical…
ED Boarding of Older Adults: Risks and Opportunities
ED Boarding of Older Adults: Risks and Opportunities by Christina Shenvi
Getting ED Specific with Medication Safety
Getting ED Specific with Medication Safety by Christina Shenvi
Precision Relief: Nerve Blocks for Pain in Older Patients
In today’s episode host Dr. Christina Shenvi is joined by Dr. Robert Sternberg, Ultrasound Director at Akron General to discuss ultrasound-guided nerve blocks for precise pain relief in older…
Postmenopausal Problems - Geriatric Gynecology in the ED
Postmenopausal Problems - Geriatric Gynecology in the ED by Christina Shenvi
Creating A Generational Health Program
In this episode learn about how the Generational Health Program at Sharp Memorial Hospital in San Diego was developed and expanded to create an extensive care program that provides specialised care…
High-Yield Overview Of The CMS Age-Friendly Measures
Today’s episode provides an introduction and overview of the 5 domains of the CMS Age-Friendly Hospital Measure. Host Dr. Christina Shenvi is joined by Dr. Marcia Russell to help clarify what each of…
Why Less Is More: Strategies For Deprescribing In The ED
With the upcoming implementation of the new CMS age-friendly hospital measure, hospitals will be required to attest that they review medications to identify potentially inappropriate medications…
Global Perspectives On Geriatric EM Care
Dr. Cristina Shenvi is joined today by a panel to explore Geriatric Emergency Medicine (GEM) from a global perspective. As the global population ages, the importance of GEM and its continued…
Preventing Dementia
Alzheimer's disease (AD) begins developing in the brain 20-30 years before symptoms start to present in patients. Recent evidence suggests that up to 40% of AD cases could potentially be prevented by…
Revive And Survive- Pearls For Resuscitation Of Older Adults In The ED
Resuscitation of older adults in the emergency department poses unique challenges for physicians. Understanding the differences between a typical resuscitation process compared to a resuscitation of…
Constipation: What To Do Between a Rock and a Hard Place
In 2021 constipation related visits to the ED reached over 1 million.The prevalence of constipation in elderly individuals in the community is between 15-30% and for those living in nursing homes or…
Why Hospital at Home May be the Best Option for Your Next Patient
Dr. Christina Shenvi and Dr. Mike Craig discuss the "Home Hospital" model and its potential to transform the way we care for older adults, by bringing hospital-level care to patients' homes.
What ED Physicians need to know about Amyloid Targeting Treatments Part 1
What ED Physicians need to know about Amyloid Targeting Treatments Part 1 by Christina Shenvi
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