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Hospital to home: a geriatric educational program on effective discharge planning
Lauren N DeCaporale-Ryan1, Ann Cornell, Robert M McCann
1a Departments of Psychiatry, Medicine, and Surgery , University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry , Rochester , New York , USA.
Abstract:
There has been increased attention on the needs of the burgeoning older adult population, with focus on the limited education and training experiences available in geriatric care. Older adults transitioning between levels of care often require increased attention, and the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Task Force on the Future of Geriatric Medicine has encouraged greater training opportunities be provided to better understand the needs of this population. The Hospital to Home Program is one model of geriatric training emphasizing many of the AGS recommendations. Through qualitative analyses of 51 internal medicine residents' reflections, the authors report how this educational program is meeting the above need and share how Hospital to Home is enhancing residents' skills in creating a safe discharge for geriatric patients and their families.
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