GEMCAST
Christina Shenvi
Welcome to GEMCAST! Shownotes and more info are available on https://gedcollaborative.com/resources/?type=podcast. GEMCAST is a Geriatric Emergency Medicine Podcast created to help clinicians, nurses, or paramedics who take care of older adults, particularly in the Emergency Department setting. Welcome! I'm your host, Christina Shenvi. You can connect with me on twitter @clshenvi
Disclaimer: By listening to this podcast, you agree not to use this podcast or website as medical advice to treat any medical condition in either yourself or others, including but not limited to patients that you are treating. Consult your own physician for any medical issues that you may be having. This entire disclaimer also applies to any guests or contributors to the podcast or website. Under no circumstances shall this podcast, website, or any contributors to it be responsible for damages arising from use of the podcast. Furthermore, this podcast should not be used in any legal capacity whatsoever, including but not limited to establishing “standard of care” in a legal sense or as a basis for expert witness testimony. No guarantee is given regarding the accuracy of any statements or opinions made on the podcast.
Disclaimer: By listening to this podcast, you agree not to use this podcast or website as medical advice to treat any medical condition in either yourself or others, including but not limited to patients that you are treating. Consult your own physician for any medical issues that you may be having. This entire disclaimer also applies to any guests or contributors to the podcast or website. Under no circumstances shall this podcast, website, or any contributors to it be responsible for damages arising from use of the podcast. Furthermore, this podcast should not be used in any legal capacity whatsoever, including but not limited to establishing “standard of care” in a legal sense or as a basis for expert witness testimony. No guarantee is given regarding the accuracy of any statements or opinions made on the podcast.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Jul 5, 2019 • 14min
Hypertensive Emergencies Management with Clevidipine
Leah Hatfield and I discuss the potential benefits of clevidipine for management of Hypertensive Emergencies. Learn more about indications, dosing, titration, and potential contra-indications. For full shownotes, credits, and references, see www.gempodcast.com
Apr 11, 2019 • 24min
Advance Care Planning - What does it all mean?
Drs. Ferdinando Mirarchi and Marie-Carmelle Elie explain the meaning and ramifications of different types of advance care planning orders and what they mean to physicians, APPs, or nurses caring for patients.
Image credit: pixabay.com/photos/business-signature-contract-962355/
Sound credit:www.freesound.org/people/HerbertBoland/sounds/128544/
Nov 9, 2018 • 20min
Preventing Future Falls
Shan Liu, the Fellowship director at MassGen and treasurer of the Academy of Geriatric Emergency Medicine, shares insights on preventing falls in older adults. He argues against the term 'mechanical fall,' emphasizing proactive measures in emergency departments. Liu highlights alarming statistics, including a 23% recurrence rate of falls within six months and a 15% mortality rate. He advocates for better risk assessments and innovative strategies to tackle the complex internal and external factors that contribute to falls, crucial for enhancing elderly patient care.
Sep 19, 2018 • 27min
ADEPT
Dr. Sandy Schneider and I discuss a new toll released by ACEP for assessing and managing older adults with agitation and confusion. See the full show notes at www.gempodcast.com.
The tool is available at www.acep.org/adept
Aug 14, 2018 • 22min
Are Orthostatic Vital Signs Helpful in the ED?
Maura Kennedy discusses a recent paper on orthostatic vital signs. The conclusions may surprise you! See www.gempodcast.com for more info and the paper reference.
Jun 11, 2018 • 16min
Subdissociative Ketamine in Older Adults
Sergey Motov discusses his recent paper on subdissociative ketamine in older adults. See www.gempodcast.com for more info and the full reference.
Feb 2, 2018 • 27min
UTIs In The Elderly
Mary Mulcare and I talk about how to diagnose and treat UTIs, the dangers of catheters, and how to protocolize catheter reduction. See https://gempodcast.com/2018/02/02/utis-in-older-adults/ for show notes, more info, and references.
Sep 27, 2017 • 29min
Trauma in Older Adults
Zara Cooper is an acute care and trauma surgeon at the Brigham and Women's hospital.
See www.gempodcast.com for full details and show notes.
This podcast uses sounds from freesound.org by Jobro and HerbertBoland.
Image is from: https://pixabay.com/en/heart-first-aid-medical-medicine-2730784/
May 23, 2017 • 24min
Geriatric ED Accreditation - And Why You Should Care
Chris Carpenter discusses the new ACEP accreditation of Geriatric EDs and what your ED would need to do to become accredited.
See www.gempodcast.com for full shownotes and more info or to leave a comment.
Music credit: Bob Dylan, The Times They Are Changing, 1964, Columbia Records
Mar 13, 2017 • 29min
Preventing Falls in the Elderly: an EMS story
David Silfen, an EMS provider describes a program he has helped initiate to intervene with older adults who have a high falls risk.
See www.gempodcast.com for full details and show notes.
This podcast uses sounds from freesound.org by Jobro and HerbertBoland.
Image credit: https://pixabay.com/en/step-falling-tripping-danger-98822/
