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AGS Position Statement: Resource Allocation Strategies and Age‐Related Considerations in the COVID‐19 Era and Beyond
Farrell TW, Ferrante LE, Brown T, Francis L, Widera E, Rhodes R, Rosen T, Hwang U, Witt LJ, Thothala N, Liu SW, Vitale CA, Braun UK, Stephens C, Saliba D. AGS Position Statement: Resource Allocation Strategies and Age‐Related Considerations in the COVID‐19 Era and Beyond. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2020, 68: 1136-1142. PMID: 32374440, PMCID: PMC7267615, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16537.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsAmerican Geriatrics SocietyOlder adultsAppropriate advance care planningShort-term outcomesRelevant clinical factorsCoronavirus disease 2019Advance care planningPotential short-term outcomeClinical factorsSevere illnessAdvanced ageDisease 2019Care planningMortality riskGeriatrics SocietySocial determinantsHealthcare professionalsHealth systemOlder peopleInterprofessional expertsEthics CommitteeCOVID-19 eraLife expectancyAgeCOVID-19
2020
Developing a Triage Protocol for the COVID-19 Pandemic: Allocating Scarce Medical Resources in a Public Health Emergency.
Tolchin B, Latham SR, Bruce L, Ferrante LE, Kraschel K, Jubanyik K, Hull SC, Herbst JL, Kapo J, Moritz ED, Hughes J, Siegel MD, Mercurio MR. Developing a Triage Protocol for the COVID-19 Pandemic: Allocating Scarce Medical Resources in a Public Health Emergency. The Journal Of Clinical Ethics 2020, 31: 303-317. PMID: 32991327, DOI: 10.1086/jce2020314303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPublic health emergencyTriage protocolScarce medical resourcesYale New Haven Health SystemMedical resourcesEthical challengesHealth emergencyCOVID-19 pandemicAllocating Scarce Medical ResourcesFuture wavesMajor ethical challengesChronic comorbiditiesPregnant patientsSimilar public health emergenciesHealthcare workersTriage assessmentClinical judgmentCoronavirus diseaseHealth systemSocioeconomic disparitiesRole of ageCOVID-19Less needPublic discussionSecondary goalEmbedding and Sustaining a Focus on Function in Specialty Research and Care
Callahan KE, Boustani M, Ferrante L, Forman DE, Gurwitz J, High KP, McFarland F, Robinson T, Studenski S, Yang M, Schmader KE. Embedding and Sustaining a Focus on Function in Specialty Research and Care. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2020, 69: 225-233. PMID: 33064303, PMCID: PMC7871732, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.16860.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsFunctional assessmentOlder adultsComprehensive geriatric assessmentGeriatric assessmentSpecialty researchJohn A. Hartford FoundationSurgical careFunctional gainsFunctional limitationsClinical practiceSurgical therapeuticsHealth systemCareNational InstituteTeam science approachDaily activitiesHartford FoundationFrontline staffAdultsAssessmentGeriatriciansClinicians