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Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego’s Unique ED Culture Breeds Innovation

ACEP Now

Seeing more than 76,000 annual visits, this urban academic Level I Trauma Center is a STEMI-receiving hospital, geriatric emergency department (GED) certified, and a Stroke Center. During my visit the greeter area was quiet, uncluttered, and virtually empty at 4 p.m.

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Using the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) in geriatric emergency medicine

Emergency Medicine Journal

The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) uses clinician judgement to quantify the functional impacts of multidimensional health deficits. 1 The CFS has become widely adopted in research and clinical settings and has been recommended in the UK for routine administration with adults aged 65+ years with unscheduled hospital attendances.

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July 2025 News from the College

ACEP Now

Supports innovative care models through Medicare pilot programs – focused on improving geriatric emergency care and psychiatric emergency care, increasing bilateral communication and improving coordinated care.

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ACEP4U: UAB Achieves First-Ever Emergency Department Accreditation from ACEP 

ACEP Now

ACEPs Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation Program (GEDA) promotes the best clinical practices for older adults. ACEPs Clinical Ultrasound Accreditation Program (CUAP) strives for continuous quality management and patient safety, communication, responsibility, and clarity regarding the use of clinical ultrasound.

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SGEM#351: How to Stop Geriatrics from Free Fallin’

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Moving the Needle on Fall Prevention: A Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research (GEAR) Network Scoping Review and Consensus Statement. She […] The post SGEM#351: How to Stop Geriatrics from Free Fallin’ first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Date: November 16th, 2021 Reference: Hammouda et al.

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Alison Hay

RCEM Learning

Geriatric Emergency Medicine Fellow. Keen interest in all things GEM and education. Passionate about palliative care. Twitter - @HayEDDoc

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ACEP Launches Pilot Phase of Its Emergency Dept. Accreditation Program

ACEP Now

ACEP’s Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation Program (GEDA) promotes the best clinical practices for older adults. ACEP’s Clinical Ultrasound Accreditation Program (CUAP) strives for continuous quality management and patient safety, communication, responsibility, and clarity regarding the use of clinical ultrasound.