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

Joined August 2015
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#geriED content at #acep24 with lectures on geriatric screening, medication management, and lit review from the past year! @DanyaKhoujah @ACEPNow @GeriatricEDNews
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#acep24 off to a great start at the geriatric preconference! I learned from so many great programs. Is ISAR the best tool for screening? Should we inform people if we have a concern for cognitive impairment? Diagnosis it? Come to more #geriED events to learn more!
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📢 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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Our paper out today in @JAMANetworkOpen estimates the household firearm ownership rate (HFR) by geographic and demographic subgroups of the population of US adults, 1990-2018. 🧵 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
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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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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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24 Oct 2022
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?
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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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A care transition intervention for #GeriED to home did not reduce ED revisits for older adults who live alone. Would be interesting to here from independent older adults about their opinion of the program- maybe they don’t perceive a need for help? institutionalrepository.aah.…

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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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#ACEP22 @Geri_ACE reminds us that we are all caregivers and need to include them in the medical care we provide patients
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#ACEP22 keynote by @DGlaucomflecken @LGlaucomflecken also reinforced the importance of involving caregivers and caring for them too!
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