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- Title
Development of geriatric competencies for emergency medicine residents using an expert consensus process.
- Authors
Hogan, Teresita M; Losman, Eve D; Carpenter, Christopher R; Sauvigne, Karen; Irmiter, Cheryl; Emanuel, Linda; Leipzig, Rosanne M
- Abstract
The emergency department (ED) visit rate for older patients exceeds that of all age groups other than infants. The aging population will increase elder ED patient utilization to 35% to 60% of all visits. Older patients can have complex clinical presentations and be resource-intensive. Evidence indicates that emergency physicians fail to provide consistent high-quality care for elder ED patients, resulting in poor clinical outcomes.
- Publication
Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, 2010, Vol 17, Issue 3, p316
- ISSN
1553-2712
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1553-2712.2010.00684.x