John Schumacher (Baltimore County University of Maryland), Don Melady (University of Toronto)

Creating a Geriatric Emergency Department

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A practical, evidence- and experience-based guide to improve the care of older people in the emergency department. It covers quality improvement, steps to accreditation and the roles of people, processes, and place in geriatric emergency departments. Essential reading for practicing clinicians and hospital administrators worldwide.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 152
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Februar 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 274g
• ISBN-13: 9781009017701
• ISBN-10: 1009017705
• Artikelnr.: 62429613

Autorenporträt

John G. Schumacher is Associate Professor and Co-Director of the Doctoral Program in Gerontology, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). He holds a secondary appointment as an Associate Professor in the School of Medicine in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Making the case for a geriatric emergency department
2. Starting a geriatric emergency department
3. Overcoming resistance: What to do with 'Yeah, But...'
4. You: An approach to your older ED patients
5. People: Adding staffing and training
6. Processes: Implementing protocols and policies
7. Place: Addressing the physical environment
8. Quality improvement in the geriatric emergency department: Getting started
9. Launching your geriatric emergency department: From first steps to accreditation
Appendix.