Handouts for the Geriatric Emergency Medicine Symposium 2026

Full Agenda with Learning Objectives

Traumatic Brain Injury in the Elderly: Emergency Medicine Perspective [Michael Abraham, MD, MS]

Golden Years to Critical Hours: Pearls of Caring for the Critically Ill Geriatric Patient [Caleb Chan, MD, MPH]

Don’t Steamroll Grandma: Geriatric Risk in the ED [Eileen Chu, MD, MS]

Geriatric Orthopedic Emergencies [Brian Corwell, MD]

Sorting in a Minefield: Geriatric Triage [Robert Flint, MD]

Conversations About the State of Palliative Care in Emergency Medicine [Dan Gingold, MD, MPH; Stephen Schenkel, MD, MPP]

Calling 911 at 91! EMS and Geriatric Interface [Benjamin Lawner, DO, MS, EMT-P]

Old Habits Die Hard: Substance Abuse in the Geriatric ED Patient [Sarah Lee, MD]

ID GEMS: Hidden Treasures and Traps in Geriatric Infectious Disease[Bobbi-Jo Lowie, MD]

Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Elderly: When Traditional Teaching Falls Short [Amal Mattu, MD]

When the Beat Drops: Pacemaker Emergencies in the Aging Heart [Rohit Menon, MD]

Saving Seniors’ Skin: Tackling Emergent Cutaneous Conditions Common in Older Adults [Gabriella Miller, MD]

Belly Pain’s Worst Kept Secret: Mesenteric Ischemia in Older Adults [Neeraja Murali, DO, MPH]

Hormones in Hibernation: Endocrine Disorders in the Elderly [Bennett Myers, MD]