What Can Geriatrics Do for Your Hospital?: Evidence-based Practice in Patient–focused Hospital Care.
Problems Facing Hospitals Regarding Services to the Elderly
Use of Emergency Department by Age in Canada 1996-97
Hospital Use by Age 1995-96
Demographic Pressures
Average Per Capita Expenditure on Health
Per capita health expenditures, by use of funds and by province/territory, 1996
HSRC Directed Hospital and LTC Changes
Functional Decline Associated With Hospitalization
Negative Consequences of Reduced LOS
Lack of Accepted Bench Marks
RGP Inpatient Services 1995/96
Specialized Geriatric Service Responding to the Need
Evidence for Improved Outcomes of GAU
Poor Outcome Prediction Following Hospitalization
Examples of Poor Outcome Prediction Tools Following Hospitalization
Frailty Is a “Dynamic State”
Characteristics of Patients on Geriatric Inpatient Units
Variables Associated With Community Discharge
Examples of Best Practice Models
PPT Slide
Conclusions
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