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Need free educational resources for accreditation? 

GEDC can help your health system or individual EDs achieve high-quality geriatric care by providing the resources you need to achieve your goals.   

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Delirium in the Emergency Department

Dementia in the Emergency Department

Rural GEDs

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What resources are available for rural geriatric EDs?

In collaboration with the Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative and the Indian Health Service the following assets are available.

Rural Hospital Geriatric Emergency Toolkit.
The toolkit includes resources curated for rural and remote EDs, education resources, low-barrier interventions recommended by clinicians working in rural settings.

  • Environment Enhancements for Rural EDs
  • Screening Tools for Rural EDS
  • The Geriatric Comfort Cart
  • Rural Telehealth

Indian Health Service GED’s, Alzheimer’s and Dementia work

Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA) | Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Program

 

Excellence in GED Care Award

The Excellence in GED Care Award is the first national designation to recognize Geriatric Emergency Departments (GEDs) that offer superior care. This prestigious acknowledgment is awarded to a GED that demonstrates exemplary standards in patient care, innovative practices, and a steadfast commitment to improving health outcomes.

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Download the GEDA Brochure

Improve the care provided to older patients by becoming an accredited geriatric emergency department.

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Learn more about geriatric ED best practices

Four national geriatric and emergency medicine organizations collaboratively developed and endorsed geriatric ED guidelines that outline recommendations for optimal geriatric emergency care.

GEDA Guildelines (PDF) GEDA Criteria (PDF)

Geriatric Emergency Medicine Section

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Our section is dedicated to improving the care provided to the elderly patient in the ED. Every day, you treat people in this fast-growing population. This population has specific needs that you must address in a caring and creative manner.

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Register for ACEP24

The ACEP24 GEMS Pre-Conference, to be held on Saturday, September 28, 2024, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., will explore the theme of transforming the emergency department into a dementia-friendly environment. Join leaders in a discussion of strategies to optimize the care of dementia patients in the ED setting and to render your ED dementia friendly.

Learn about ACEP24 Geriatric-Specific Courses (PDF)

Important Application Information

All three Levels of GEDA are operating under the revised criteria that went into effect on June 30, 2023.

Please note Level 1 and Level 2 will undertake boarding care metric requirements on January 1, 2024.

GEDA Care Process New Requirements as of July 1 2023 (PDF)

Emergency Department Boarding Care Processes and Outcomes (PDF)

Application due dates (cut-off) cycles:

  • February 5, 2024
  • April 8, 2024
  • June 3, 2024
  • August 5, 2024
  • December 2, 2024
  • October 7, 2024
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