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Introducing BRAIN (Brain-Healthy Care for Acute and Inpatient Environments) — a project designed to help health systems directly address the challenge of cognitive impairment.

BRAIN brings together leading hospitals to explore practical interventions for dementia and delirium in ED and inpatient settings. Successful approaches are shared through collaborative sessions and formalized. From there, health systems are equipped to transform care — translating what is already known into what is widely practiced.

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AEM: Special Collection

Focus on Geriatric Emergency Medicine Best Practices

A two-part special collection of the latest literature on best practices, research and education to enhance emergency care for the aging population from the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine

Toolkit

Making The Case Toolkit

Tools to generate buy-in to invest in Geriatric Emergency Departments. Make the case to your teams, stakeholders and more.
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Brain Health in the ED

A collaboration with AARP to educate emergency clinicians.
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Frame of Mind: Reframing Aging from Them to Us

How are you speaking to your older patients? Language can shape bias. Watch this video to help reframe how you engage with your older patients with inclusive language.
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Why Geriatric Emergency Departments?

Older adults have different needs. See how geriatric care means better outcomes for patients like Mrs. Smith.

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Join a powerful network of hospitals

When your whole team signs up, they’ll gain access to a custom resource hub and personalized support from our core faculty. Plus, you can attend special events, connect with clinicians from around the world, and cement your ED’s reputation as a leader in geriatric emergency care.

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“The goal is to make geriatric emergency care the standard of emergency care for every adult anywhere in this country.”
– Kevin Biese, MD MAT and GEDC Co-PI
“A Geriatric ED impacts outcomes beyond the ED itself. It keeps patients successful in the community and reduces ED and hospital overcrowding.”
– Aaron Malsch, RN, MSN, GCNS-BC and GEDC Program Director

Latest News

The Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative (GEDC) proudly congratulates our Co-Principal Investigator, Kevin Biese, on his promotion to Full Professor in…
Located in Glen Cove, New York, Glen Cove Hospital is part of Northwell Health. As the first emergency department in…
A recent article by Jane Carmody of The John A. Hartford Foundation highlights the growing importance of age-friendly care across…