What is Geriatric Emergency Medicine

Geriatric Emergency Medicine is a sub-specialty of emergency medicine devoted to helping improve the care of older adulgs (age 65 and over) during times of acute illness or injury. There are may ways to learn more and become involved with geriatric EM.

The SAEM Academy of Geriatric Emergency Medicine (AGEM)

The ACEP Geriatric Emergency Medicine Section (GEMS)

A site for education and free CME related to geriatric EM (geri-EM)

The geriatric ED guidelines, a document approved by SAEM, ACEP, the American Geriatrics Society, and the Emergency Nurses Association

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