2015
Redesigned Geriatric Emergency Care May Have Helped Reduce Admissions Of Older Adults To Intensive Care Units
Grudzen C, Richardson LD, Baumlin KM, Winkel G, Davila C, Ng K, Hwang U, investigators T. Redesigned Geriatric Emergency Care May Have Helped Reduce Admissions Of Older Adults To Intensive Care Units. Health Affairs 2015, 34: 788-795. PMID: 25941280, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2014.0790.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeriatric emergency careMount Sinai Medical CenterPalliative care principlesIntensive care unitEmergency careCare unitEmergency departmentCare principlesHigh-risk patientsED triage nursesSinai Medical CenterWise programED nurse practitionersED visitorsED revisitsED admissionHospital readmissionMedical CenterNurse practitionersTriage nursesHigh riskHospice careAdmissionOlder adultsStudy period
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
2011
Research Priorities for Palliative and End‐of‐life Care in the Emergency Setting
Quest TE, Asplin BR, Cairns CB, Hwang U, Pines JM. Research Priorities for Palliative and End‐of‐life Care in the Emergency Setting. Academic Emergency Medicine 2011, 18: e70-e76. PMID: 21676052, PMCID: PMC3368013, DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2011.01088.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentPalliative careLife careEmergency careHigh-quality care experiencesPalliative care continuumPalliative care servicesHealth care utilizationPalliative care trainingLife-threatening illnessEducation of cliniciansCare utilizationEmergency cliniciansBody of evidenceCare continuumEmergency settingClinical providersCare servicesCare trainingCare experiencesOptimal rolePatientsHealthcare ResearchCareChronic trajectoryResident Perceptions of Palliative Care Training in the Emergency Department
Meo N, Hwang U, Morrison RS. Resident Perceptions of Palliative Care Training in the Emergency Department. Journal Of Palliative Medicine 2011, 14: 548-555. PMID: 21291326, PMCID: PMC3089743, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2010.0343.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPalliative care trainingPalliative careEmergency departmentCare trainingEnd of lifeEmergency medicine physiciansSelf-reported comfortSymptom managementFormal trainingPatient managementEmergency medicine residentsMedicine physiciansAdvanced directivesEM physiciansDescriptive studyLow levelsCareMedicine residentsMajority of residentsSelf-reported levelsWithholding/EM residency programsEM residentsDidactic sessionsTherapy