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Geriatric Emergency Department Peer Learning Session: Delirium Screening & Medication Reconciliation Protocol

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Join clinical leaders from the UC San Diego Health Jacobs Medical Center to discuss how implementation of the Geriatric Emergency Department (GED) model and associated builds within the electronic medical record (EMR) support effective screening for prevention or limitation of delirium and prevention of iatrogenic injury, including adverse drug events. This session will include a… Read more »

Geriatric Emergency Department Peer Learning Session: How the Geriatric Emergency Nurse and Care Team address the 4Ms

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Join representatives from the UC San Diego Health Jacobs Medical Center to discuss how the Geriatric Emergency Department (GED) model is used to provide evidence-based care for older adults. Multidisciplinary members of the emergency care team will share how the care they provide addresses the 4Ms: ‘What Matters Most’, ‘Medication’, ‘Mentation’, and ‘Mobility’, in addition… Read more »

WEBINAR: Advancing Geriatric Emergency Care: Best Practices and Accreditation Strategies (September 18, 2023)

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This event has concluded. The recording can be viewed here. If you missed this event, please sign up for our Oct. 25 session.  Get notified of future sessions UC San Diego Health and West Health invite all clinical emergency department leaders interested in pursuing Geriatric Emergency Department (GED) accreditation to a sponsored educational webinar. Aligned… Read more »

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National Multisector Plan for Aging Symposium

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Key Insights from the MPA Symposium and Highlighted Session: Big challenges require big, and even bolder solutions. Multisector plans for aging are that kind of solution. If we are successful, we will ensure older adults and their families—no matter their zip code—have access to the care and support they need to successfully age in place… Read more »

WEBINAR: Advancing Geriatric Emergency Care: Best Practices and Accreditation Strategies (April 24, 2023)

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UC San Diego Health and West Health invite all clinical emergency department leaders interested in pursuing Geriatric Emergency Department (GED) accreditation to a sponsored educational webinar. Aligned to the Governor’s Master Plan for Aging (MPA) to expand the network of GEDs throughout California, UC San Diego will provide geriatric education tailored for emergency department clinical… Read more »

CA Aging Network Legislative Reception: An Evening for Reflection on Aging and Equity

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On behalf of The SCAN Foundation, Archstone Foundation, Metta Fund, West Health and other partners of California’s Master Plan for Aging, we appreciated your attendance at the February 27 event. We convened the state’s aging and health equity experts and discussed the opportunities and challenges our state is facing in welcoming a growing older adult population. We highlighted the latest updates… Read more »

Multisector Plan for Aging: A Future Proof Live Event

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In this Future Proof Live episode, our panelists discuss what a Multisector Plan for Aging is, what it looks like at different stages, across different communities and with different priorities. We also will explore key tools and concepts to create a movement toward change through an aging and disability lens that goes beyond traditional health… Read more »

Healthcare at the Crossroads: Policy, Politics and Public Opinion

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What does a new Congress mean for healthcare in America? How should our nation’s leaders respond to overwhelming negative public sentiment around the high price of care and mounting issues related to equity and access?  This year, nearly half of the U.S. population, or about 114 million Americans, give poor or failing grades to our… Read more »