Research Goals
The Geriatric Emergency Medicine research program aims to improve health care for older adults with acute illnesses. Many factors limit older adults’ access to safe, patient-centered, efficient, high-quality, acute illness care. These factors lead to poor outcomes, including morbidity, mortality, and unnecessary ED use. Our group is working to identify these factors by developing and testing novel programs to improve the care delivered to acutely ill older adults.
Primary research areas with dedicated effort and funding include capacity building for core aging-related research, utilizing clinical informatics to identify fall risk of elderly patients and prevent future falls, and developing care transitions models for older adults, especially those with cognitive vulnerabilities such as Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD), to improve continuity of care.
Research news
‘Brain & Body Fitness’ promotes brain health equity through community partnerships
Strengthening and maintaining brain health is important for people of all ages, particularly as we grow older and may experience changes in memory and thinking. Although this topic is a considerable concern for many older …
Dr. Manish N. Shah assumes Presidency of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Foundation, outlines vision for advancing emergency medicine research and education
Elected to the position by SAEM member peers, Dr. Shah's diverse expertise and profound commitment to advancing emergency medicine research and education...
Department has strong showing at SAEM23 Annual Meeting
Faculty, trainees, and staff from the BerbeeWalsh Department of Emergency Medicine presented at the 2023 Society for Academic Emergency Medicine...
Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi selected to co-chair national Dementia Care and Caregiving Research Summit
Held by the National Institute on Aging, the National Research Summit on Care, Services, and Supports for Persons Living with Dementia and their Care Partners/Caregivers...
Emergency medicine faculty share expertise: December 2022
BerbeeWalsh Department of Emergency Medicine faculty are at the forefront of media coverage as local, state, and national journalists seek out experts on topics within emergency and prehospital care and research…
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