2023
Research and policy recommendations from the SOTA XVI: State of the Art Conference on VA Emergency Medicine
Ward M, Hwang U, Hastings S, Timko C, Chen J, Vashi A, Mattocks K, Abel E, Bravata D. Research and policy recommendations from the SOTA XVI: State of the Art Conference on VA Emergency Medicine. Academic Emergency Medicine 2023, 30: 240-251. PMID: 36775279, PMCID: PMC11166248, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14679.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health needsEmergency careOlder veteransHealth needsEmergency Department Care TransitionsCommunity settingsVeterans Affairs Health Services ResearchFollow-up needsGeriatric assessment toolsEmergency medicineCommunity care settingsCare Improvement (BPCI) initiativeNon-VA sourcesSuicide prevention interventionsSubstance use disordersUse of telehealthHealth services researchEvaluation of interventionsEmergency cliniciansCare transitionsCare coordinationPatient outcomesArt ConferenceCare settingsPrevention interventions
2022
Pragmatic clinical trial design in emergency medicine: Study considerations and design types
Gettel CJ, Yiadom MYAB, Bernstein SL, Grudzen CR, Nath B, Li F, Hwang U, Hess EP, Melnick ER. Pragmatic clinical trial design in emergency medicine: Study considerations and design types. Academic Emergency Medicine 2022, 29: 1247-1257. PMID: 35475533, PMCID: PMC9790188, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14513.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPragmatic clinical trialsClinical trial designTrial designReal-world clinical practicePragmatic clinical trial designElectronic health recordsEmergency departmentClinical trialsStudy design typeClinical practiceStudy typeTrial componentsHealth recordsEmergency medicineEmergency medicine investigatorsHuman subjects concernsInvestigatorsStudy findingsStudy considerationsTrialistsTrials
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 T, Mortensen B, Ragsdale L, Rosenberg M, Wilber S. 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. Academic Emergency Medicine 2014, 21: 806-809. PMID: 25117158, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency Nurses AssociationAmerican Geriatrics SocietyGeriatric Emergency Department GuidelinesEmergency Department GuidelinesEmergency departmentEmergency physiciansAmerican CollegeEmergency careGeriatrics SocietyGeriatric health care providersStrained health care systemNurses AssociationDepartment guidelinesEmergency medicineEmergency medicine cliniciansCrowded emergency departmentsAcademic Emergency MedicineGeriatric Emergency DepartmentHealth care providersCost-effectiveness studiesHealth care systemMedicine cliniciansCare providersGeriatric careCare systemOptimal 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 T, Mortensen B, Ragsdale L, Rosenberg M, Wilber S. 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. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2014, 62: 1360-1363. PMID: 24890806, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12883.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeriatric Emergency Department GuidelinesEmergency Department GuidelinesEmergency Nurses AssociationEmergency departmentAmerican Geriatrics SocietyEmergency physiciansAmerican CollegeEmergency careEmergency medicineGeriatrics SocietyNurses AssociationDepartment guidelinesGeriatric healthcare providersCrowded emergency departmentsEmergency medicine cliniciansAcademic Emergency MedicineOptimal 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
2012
Characteristics of Emergency Department Patients Who Receive a Palliative Care Consultation
Grudzen CR, Hwang U, Cohen JA, Fischman M, Morrison RS. Characteristics of Emergency Department Patients Who Receive a Palliative Care Consultation. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2012, 15: 396-399. PMID: 22468771, PMCID: PMC3391705, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2011.0376.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPalliative care consultationEmergency departmentCare consultationsEmergency providersHospital stayPrimary palliative care skillsAcademic tertiary care hospitalUrban academic medical centerAdult ED patientsCharacteristics of patientsPalliative care skillsTertiary care hospitalPalliative care servicesPalliative care teamEmergency department patientsEmergency medicinePatient's hospital stayAcademic medical centerCare hospitalDepartment patientsED patientsPalliative careCare teamMedical CenterPalliative medicine
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
2006
Geriatric Emergency Medicine and the 2006 Institute of Medicine Reports from the Committee on the Future of Emergency Care in the U.S. Health System
Wilber S, Gerson L, Terrell K, Carpenter C, Shah M, Heard K, Hwang U. Geriatric Emergency Medicine and the 2006 Institute of Medicine Reports from the Committee on the Future of Emergency Care in the U.S. Health System. Academic Emergency Medicine 2006, 13: 1345-1351. DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2006.tb00304.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGeriatric Emergency Medicine and the 2006 Institute of Medicine Reports from the Committee on the Future of Emergency Care in the U.S. Health System
Wilber ST, Gerson LW, Terrell KM, Carpenter CR, Shah MN, Heard K, Hwang U. Geriatric Emergency Medicine and the 2006 Institute of Medicine Reports from the Committee on the Future of Emergency Care in the U.S. Health System. Academic Emergency Medicine 2006, 13: 1345-1351. PMID: 17071799, DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2006.09.050.Peer-Reviewed Original Research