2021
Reach and Adoption of a Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation Program in the United States
Kennedy M, Lesser A, Israni J, Liu SW, Santangelo I, Tidwell N, Southerland LT, Carpenter CR, Biese K, Ahmad S, Hwang U. Reach and Adoption of a Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation Program in the United States. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 79: 367-373. PMID: 34389196, PMCID: PMC10015385, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.06.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeriatric Emergency DepartmentEmergency departmentCare processesUrinary catheter useUS emergency departmentsHealth care utilizationPatient-oriented outcomesAccreditation programCatheter useCare utilizationEmergency physiciansAmerican CollegeRural designationStudy periodInterquartile rangeSignificant heterogeneityPotential needContinuous dataLow levelsLevel 1Level 2CohortPhysiciansPrevention
2016
Shared Decision Making to Improve the Emergency Care of Older Adults: A Research Agenda
Hogan TM, Richmond NL, Carpenter CR, Biese K, Hwang U, Shah MN, Escobedo M, Berman A, Broder JS, Platts‐Mills T. Shared Decision Making to Improve the Emergency Care of Older Adults: A Research Agenda. Academic Emergency Medicine 2016, 23: 1386-1393. PMID: 27561819, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder adultsEmergency careOlder emergency department (ED) patientsEmergency department patientsGoals of careTypes of patientsUse of SDMAdverse eventsDepartment patientsEmergency physiciansAggressive approachHigh riskSide effectsSerious illnessDiagnostic testsCarePatientsAdultsHigh rateLack of knowledgeSDMInjuryIllnessPhysiciansUsability Evaluation of a Clinical Decision Support System for Geriatric ED Pain Treatment
Genes N, Kim MS, Thum FL, Rivera L, Beato R, Song C, Soriano J, Kannry J, Baumlin K, Hwang U. Usability Evaluation of a Clinical Decision Support System for Geriatric ED Pain Treatment. Applied Clinical Informatics 2016, 07: 128-142. PMID: 27081412, PMCID: PMC4817340, DOI: 10.4338/aci-2015-08-ra-0108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical decision support systemElectronic health recordsPain careCDSS interventionClinical careSystem usability scoreUnrelieved acute painRate of physiciansCare clinical decision support systemAcute painPain treatmentPoor outcomeCare interventionsEmergency physiciansClinicians' usePatient carePatient scenariosOlder adultsCDS interventionsCareHealth recordsPhysiciansInterventionTest sessionsRounds of testing
2014
Optimal Older Adult Emergency Care: Introducing Multidisciplinary Geriatric Emergency Department Guidelines From the American College of Emergency Physicians, American Geriatrics Society, Emergency Nurses Association, and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Carpenter CR, Bromley M, Caterino JM, Chun A, Gerson LW, Greenspan J, Hwang U, John DP, Lyons WL, Platts-Mills TF, Mortensen B, Ragsdale L, Rosenberg M, Wilber ST, ACEP Geriatric Emergency Medicine Section A. Optimal Older Adult Emergency Care: Introducing Multidisciplinary Geriatric Emergency Department Guidelines From the American College of Emergency Physicians, American Geriatrics Society, Emergency Nurses Association, and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2014, 63: e1-e3. PMID: 24746436, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2014.03.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeriatric Emergency Department GuidelinesEmergency Department GuidelinesEmergency Nurses AssociationAmerican Geriatrics SocietyEmergency physiciansAmerican CollegeEmergency careGeriatrics SocietyNurses AssociationDepartment guidelinesEmergency medicineAcademic Emergency MedicinePhysiciansCare
2008
Geriatric analgesia
Hwang U, Jagoda A. Geriatric analgesia. 2008, 42-51. DOI: 10.1017/cbo9780511544835.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute care providersAssessment of painProvision of analgesiaEvidence-based resourcesPatient's painEmergency departmentEffective therapyCare providersClinical practiceAnalgesiaPainSpecial populationsAppropriate dosageEmergency medicineDrug namesSound evidenceMedicineExtensive experienceTherapyPhysicians