corita r. grudzen, md, mshs department of emergency medicine brookdale dept of geriatrics and...
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Corita R. Grudzen, MD, MSHSDepartment of Emergency MedicineBrookdale Dept of Geriatrics and Palliative MedicineR. Sean Morrison, MD & Lynne D. Richardson, MDMount Sinai School of Medicine
identify the palliative care needs of older adults in the ED
explore attitudes and beliefs among emergency providers regarding palliative care
identify hospital-level factors that affect the availability and delivery of palliative care in the ED
cross-sectional, structured survey of PC needs
50 older adults with chronic disease
tertiary care center, municipal, and community hospital
Focus groups with emergency providers
15 semi-structured individual interviews
Emergency Providers: medico-legal, time, lack of skills, outside mission of emergency medicine
Key Informants: patient and family satisfaction, decrease utilization of ICU/monitored beds
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