How to Put the 4Ms Into Practice
What if the most important thing we can do for an older adult in the emergency department (ED) isn’t just to treat what brought them in - bu...
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Welcome to GEMCAST! Shownotes and more info are available on GEMCAST is a Geriatric Emergency Medicine Podcast created to help clinicians, nurses, or paramedics who take care of older adults...
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Bringing the Heart Back to Medicine by Addressing Social Drivers of Health
Every time a patient comes to the Emergency Department (ED) for care, there is an opportunity to identify and address factors in their life...
Caring for the Caregiver: How the ED Can Support Caregivers of Patients with Dementia
In today’s episode of GEMCast, host Dr. Christina Shenvi is joined by Dr. Cameron Gettel to discuss a critical but often overlooked issue in...
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...
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...
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 Hendersonvil...
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 Geo...
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 Univer...
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...
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...
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-g...
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...
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 i...
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 medicat...
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 popula...
Preventing Dementia
Alzheimer's disease (AD) begins developing in the brain 20-30 years before symptoms start to present in patients. Recent evidence suggests t...
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 ty...