Interesting webinar "Discharging Elders from ED to Community: What You Need to Know?"

Posted July 7, 2016

This webinar presented by Dr. Marcel Emond and Dr. Marie-Josee Sirois describes the results of a scoping review to examine published scientific and grey literature available on relevant interventions. They summarized all evidence-based ED and post-ED community transition services that can help restore functional abilities and prevent frailty in seniors. Specifically, they 1) identified community services aiming to help maintain/restore the seniors’ previous state of independence; 2) created a repertory of potential post-ED/community services to help pre-frail/frail independent elders with minor injuries or falls. The results of this review will be used to create toolboxes to help ED professionals better manage these seniors by identifying the optimal post-ED community services where to refer at risk seniors to. The toolboxes will be implemented and tested. - See more at: http://www.cfn-nce.ca/news-and-events-overview/news-and-events/webinars/discharging-elders-from-ed-to-community-what-you-need-to-know/#sthash.eAnGT9ZM.dpuf