Session Information
ASHRM 2011 Annual Conference & Exhibition
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Boomer Risk: Patient Safety Solutions for the ED Geriatric Patient
Track
:
Patient Safety
Program Code:
T-07
Date:
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Time:
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
EST
Location:
Mtg Room 128 AB
PRESENTER
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Description
With nearly half the population projected to be over 65 by 2020, medical providers must understand the unique needs and risks associated with these elderly patients and begin to identify and adopt alternative patient safety and risk management strategies. This program will focus on the unique issues specific to the geriatric patient that places this population at greater risk in the ED for a serious safety event. Participants will be able to demonstrate how to modify the care delivery methods and operational work plans for the ED to prepare for the large influx of elderly patients.
LEARNER OUTCOMES:
- recognize the unique issues specific to the geriatric patient that place them at greater risk
- define the top three risks for the geriatric patient in the ED and develop risk mitigation strategy
- demonstrate how to modify the care delivery methods and operational work plans for elderly patients