GEMCAST

Sep 26 2024 62 ep. 28 mins 779
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Welcome to GEMCAST! Shownotes and more info are available on https://gedcollaborative.com/resources/gemcast/ GEMCAST is a Geriatric Emergency Medicine Podcast created to help clinicians, nurses, or paramedics who take care of older adults, particularly in the Emergency Department setting. Welcome! I'm your host, Christina Shenvi. You can connect with me on twitter @clshenvi Disclaimer: By listening to this podcast, you agree not to use this podcast or website as medical advice to treat any medical condition in either yourself or others, including but not limited to patients that you are treating. Consult your own physician for any medical issues that you may be having. This entire disclaimer also applies to any guests or contributors to the podcast or website. Under no circumstances shall this podcast, website, or any contributors to it be responsible for damages arising from use of the podcast. Furthermore, this podcast should not be used in any legal capacity whatsoever, including but not limited to establishing “standard of care” in a legal sense or as a basis for expert witness testimony. No guarantee is given regarding the accuracy of any statements or opinions made on the podcast.

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Why Less Is More: Strategies For Deprescribing In The ED

Sep 26 2024 21 mins  
With the upcoming implementation of the new CMS age-friendly hospital measure, hospitals will be required to attest that they review medications to identify potentially inappropriate medications (PIMS) for older adults. Dr. Martin Casey, MD, MPH is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at UNC School of Medicine. Dr. Caseys’ work has focused on the identif

Global Perspectives On Geriatric EM Care

Sep 20 2024 25 mins  
Dr. Cristina Shenvi is joined today by a panel to explore Geriatric Emergency Medicine (GEM) from a global perspective. As the global population ages, the importance of GEM and its continued development as a subspecialty becomes increasingly evident. This episode will examine the unique challenges that arise as GEM evolves and how different healthcare systems are adapting to meet t

Revive And Survive- Pearls For Resuscitation Of Older Adults In The ED

Aug 23 2024 53 mins  
Resuscitation of older adults in the emergency department poses unique challenges for physicians. Understanding the differences between a typical resuscitation process compared to a resuscitation of an older adult is essential to appropriately manage and treat this population. In this episode Dr. Cliff Reid joins Dr. Christina Shenvi to explore these differences and the associated

Preventing Dementia

Aug 23 2024 38 mins  
Alzheimer's disease (AD) begins developing in the brain 20-30 years before symptoms start to present in patients. Recent evidence suggests that up to 40% of AD cases could potentially be prevented by addressing modifiable risk factors such as insufficient education, hearing loss, hypertension, obesity, smoking, depression, social isolation, physical inactivity, diabetes, excessive

Constipation: What To Do Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Jul 22 2024 36 mins  
In 2021 constipation related visits to the ED reached over 1 million.The prevalence of constipation in elderly individuals in the community is between 15-30% and for those living in nursing homes or long-term care facilities it ranges between 50-75%. While constipation itself is not usually life-threatening, it can be indicative of life-threatening diseases or disorders and therefo

Why Hospital at Home May be the Best Option for Your Next Patient

Jun 20 2024 47 mins  
Dr. Christina Shenvi and Dr. Mike Craig discuss the "Home Hospital" model and its potential to transform the way we care for older adults, by bringing hospital-level care to patients' homes.

What ED Physicians need to know about Amyloid Targeting Treatments Part 2

May 27 2024 33 mins  
What ED Physicians need to know about Amyloid Targeting Treatments Part 2 by Christina Shenvi

What ED Physicians need to know about Amyloid Targeting Treatments Part 1

May 27 2024 25 mins  
What ED Physicians need to know about Amyloid Targeting Treatments Part 1 by Christina Shenvi

An Outcome Comparison Between Geriatric and Nongeriatric Emergency Departments

Feb 20 2024 24 mins  
Join Dr. Christina Shenvi and Dr. Cameron Gettel as they talk about a paper that provides the first benchmarks for emergency care process outcomes in geriatric EDs compared with nongeriatric EDs.

How to Create Safe Transitions of Care for Older Patients

Jan 22 2024 37 mins  
Any transition of care has risks, especially for older patients. In this episode of GEMCast, Dr. Shenvi and Dr. Magidson talk about the importance of thoughtful and deliberate transitions of care for older adults.