ACEP Geriatric Emergency Medicine Section

05/07/2024

I am thrilled to announce that GEDA has reached 500 accredited sites! https://www.acep.org/geda

07/21/2023

Interested in geriatric talks taking place during ACEP23?
https://www.acep.org/siteassets/sites/geda/documnets/geriatric-course-descriptions-by-track-sa23---faculty.pdf

06/13/2023

Attending ICEM today? Stop by and see us in the exhibit hall! https://www.acep.org/geda

05/04/2023

AGS Exhibit Hall is Now Open!
Come see the GEDA team @ booth #201

03/20/2023

https://www.facebook.com/ACEPFan/posts/pfbid0iR5ucfRLehHfNda5gh2jRGiPxh2s9MgbJGNxhqCY8pF6BV341fWSRJVLpZ6VonFal

Big news: CMS just released new guidance removing flaws from the No Surprises Act IDR process, and resuming a fairer process for all claims. This is a major victory that wouldn't be possible without the support of our members!

Learn more: https://www.acep.org/idr-victory

03/17/2023

GEM Nurses in the Geriatric ED -- Don't Forget to Register!
You are invited to a GEDC Expert Panel Webinar
Monday, March 20 | 3-4PM (EST)
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sEnxSJTkQ6CrftwxAZbUEw

This expert panel webinar will feature four geriatric nurse care coordinators who will speak to the role of a GEM nurse in the geriatric emergency department. The expert panel includes:

(Joan) Michelle Moccia, DNP, ANP-BC, GS-C Nurse Practitioner

Pamela Martin, FNP-BC, APRN GS-C Nurse Practitioner -- Geriatric Emergency Department

Nana Asomaning, RN, MNScN(NP) ED Patient Care Director

Aiofe Dillon, ANP

Hosted by Dr. Don Melady, the webinar will achieve the following goals:
1. To hear from several geriatric nurse care coordinators (GEM nurses) about their approach to the role.
2. To describe the range of activities that a GEM nurse can play in a Geriatric ED.
3. To provide direction and guidance about how to implement a GEM nurse in your ED, large or small.
4. To consider alternatives to nurse-led models of care coordination.

Goals: 1. To hear from several geriatric nurse care coordinators (GEM nurses) about their approach to the role 2. To describe the range of activities that a GEM nurse can play in a Geriatric ED 3. To provide direction and guidance about how to implement a GEM nurse in your ED, large or small 4. To c...

10/31/2022

The Geriatric EM Section is now accepting nominations for the following two-year officer positions:

* Chair-elect * Secretary
* Councilor

If you are interested in getting more involved in the Geriatric EM section, becoming a section officer is a great way to do so. You can nominate a colleague or yourself!

GEMS Liaison: ntidwell@acep.org

10/02/2022

Congrats Dr. Liu on your dedication to GEMS! She’s also the inaugural Silver Birch Award recipient !!

10/01/2022

Thank you to all of our Geriatric Care Transitions Pre-conference Presenters today!

09/15/2022

Join us for the geriatric pre-conference covering care transitions!

Transforming Tricky Transitions: Optimizing care transitions for older patients in your emergency department
Friday, September 30 • 10:30 am - 2:00 pm

$54 ACEP Member / $54 RN

Confused by the alphabet soup of facilities and agencies that provide care to older adults? Looking to improve care transitions for community-dwelling older adults? Want to improve communication with facilities transferring
patients to your ED? Wondering how geriatric EDs optimize transitions and decrease hospital admission rates? Learn actionable information for these questions and more. Participation will count toward education requirements for geriatric ED accreditation.
Approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

https://www.acep.org/sa/education/pre-conference-courses/

07/18/2022

Attending the AHA Leadership Summit? Stop by the Geriatric ED Accreditation booth 517!

06/09/2022

Talking ‘bout my Generation June 21, 2022 12:00 EST/11:00 CST/9:00 PST
Join ACEP Geriatric Emergency Medicine as we discuss how to have our emergency medicine providers age in place. Think you may be aging out of night shifts? Hear about policies at different institutions to address our aging workforce.
https://www.acep.org/geriatrics/

This section provides a great opportunity for you to become a leader in the section and in the area of geriatrics. Section members have been invited to speak at the American Geriatric Society meetings and have collaborated in writing articles on emergency care and treatment of the elderly.

05/12/2022

Come see the ACEP Geriatric ED Accreditation team at booth # 128!!ACEP.org/GEDA

01/20/2022

Next Avenue – Geriatric Emergency Rooms: Better Care, Better Value and Becoming More Common

Medical centers around the country are taking note, setting up separate emergency departments or instituting separate policies for emergency geriatric patients. It's improving care and saving money, and the value will become even more evident as the population ages, hospital administrators s
https://www.nextavenue.org/geriatric-emergency-rooms-better-care/

Geriatric ERs are game-changers in health care. Here's why older adults need them and how have they evolved.

11/17/2021

New York State DOH Medicaid Redesign Team Announces HANYS Fund Available for ACEP's Geriatric ED Accreditation
The Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) geriatric emergency department initiative will provide funding to ten New York State hospitals as they prepare and apply for Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation through the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). https://www.nyacep.org/Read more ...

10/21/2021

Register Now! ACEP21 Pre-conference “The 4Ms and Geriatric Emergency Care” October 26, 2021 https://webapps.acep.org/meetingsv1/Registration.aspx?mcode=ACEP-21

Do you need to enhance your knowledge of geriatric emergency medicine? Are you interested in learning about Age-Friendly Health Systems and how it aligns with Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA)? Are you interested in implementing initiatives to improve care for geriatric patients in your ED?

This pre-conference course is for you!

Using the 4M framework for Age-Friendly Health Systems, this course will provide actionable information for improving geriatric emergency care, for individual clinicians and department leaders. Participation in this preconference will meet the education requirements for geriatric ED accreditation.

Make purchases, register for meetings, access CME certificates and more. Membership is not required to create an account.

10/18/2021

Are you registered?
https://www.acep.org/sa/education/pre-conference-courses/

09/30/2021

Register for, and share the details of your colleagues’ upcoming geriatric pre-conference held during ACEP21! https://www.acep.org/sa/education/pre-conference-courses/