Featured Publications
Detecting Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in the Emergency Department: A Scoping Review
Nowroozpoor A, Dussetschleger J, Perry W, Sano M, Aloysi A, Belleville M, Brackett A, Hirshon JM, Hung W, Moccia JM, Ohuabunwa U, Shah MN, Hwang U, Network G, Aggarwal N, Bellolio M, Betz M, Biese K, Brandt C, Bruursema S, Carnahan R, Carpenter C, Carr D, Chin-Hansen J, Daven M, Degesys N, Dresden S, Ellenbogen M, Falvey J, Foster B, Gettel C, Gilmore-Bykovskyi A, Goldberg E, Han J, Hardy J, Hastings S, Hogan T, Isaacs E, Jaspal N, Johnson J, Kelly K, Kennedy M, Kind A, Malone M, Moreno M, Morrow-Howell N, Oiyemhonlan B, Resendez J, Rising K, Savage B, Suyama J, Swartzberg J, Tolia V, Vann A, Webb T, Weintraub S. Detecting Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in the Emergency Department: A Scoping Review. Journal Of The American Medical Directors Association 2022, 23: 1314-1315.e55. PMID: 35940682, PMCID: PMC10804640, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2022.03.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSix-Item ScreenerEmergency departmentCognitive impairmentED settingConsensus conferenceScoping ReviewHigh negative predictive valueAdult ED patientsNegative predictive valueMedical research databasesOttawa 3DYSystematic scoping reviewED patientsResearch funding prioritiesClinical careResearch DatabasePredictive valueCare partnersResearch prioritiesDementiaImpairmentConsensus processPractice gapTask ForceFuture research priorities
2022
Identifying and Prioritizing Research to Improve Emergency Care of Persons Living With Dementia: A Geriatric Emergency care Applied Research 2.0 Network ‐ Advancing Dementia Care (GEAR 2.0‐ADC) Scoping Review
Gifford A, Shah M, Carpenter C, Dresden S, Dussetschleger J, Leggett J, Taylor Z, Hwang U. Identifying and Prioritizing Research to Improve Emergency Care of Persons Living With Dementia: A Geriatric Emergency care Applied Research 2.0 Network ‐ Advancing Dementia Care (GEAR 2.0‐ADC) Scoping Review. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2022, 18 DOI: 10.1002/alz.061593.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency departmentCare partnersEmergency careTask force membersPatient-centered care interventionsLiterature searchUnique care needsSystematic literature searchMeasurement of dementiaScoping ReviewPRISMA-ScR guidelinesTask ForceED settingPICO questionCare interventionsCare needsConsensus conferenceClinical practiceOutcome questionsDementia careBackground PersonsMedical staffDementiaCareDementia detection
2009
Quality Indicators for Geriatric Emergency Care
Terrell KM, Hustey FM, Hwang U, Gerson LW, Wenger NS, Miller DK, Force O. Quality Indicators for Geriatric Emergency Care. Academic Emergency Medicine 2009, 16: 441-449. PMID: 19344452, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2009.00382.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentOlder patientsQuality improvement effortsPain managementNursing homesCognitive AssessmentCandidate quality indicatorsGeriatric emergency carePotential quality indicatorsTask ForceED usersTransitional careMedical recordsEmergency physiciansAmerican CollegeEmergency careVulnerable subsetPatient careSystematic reviewHealth care environmentPatientsEmergency practiceImprovement effortsQuality indicatorsAnnual Meeting