82 Chapter 4 The annual amount of time for GEM education, offered in hospitals, was estimated at an average of 9.3 (SD 8.2) hours by respondents. The annual estimated mean time of GEM education utilized outside the hospital employed was slightly higher than in the own hospital, yet not statistically significant (7.4 vs 6.7 hours; p=0.09). Factors associated with GEM educational needs Having the possibility to consult geriatrician and respondents’ knowledge about where to find GEM education (both regionally and nationally) were significantly associated with a lower need for education in GEM (supplement 6). The need for education on the transition and follow-up of older adults is positively associated with EPs experiencing overdiagnosis for >30% of older adults in their hospital and negatively associated with EPs taking sufficient time for GEM education (supplement 7). Table 3 Utilization of GEM education by emergency physicians, N= 157 Statement Disagree* n (%) Undecided* n (%) Agree* n (%) I do get sufficient time to follow geriatric EM education. 24 (15) 46 (29) 87 (55) I’m allowed to determine the amount of geriatric EM education I want to follow. 2 (1) 19 (12) 136 (87) I do spend a sufficient amount of time on geriatric EM education. 84 (54) 49 (31) 24 (15) I’m satisfied with geriatric EM education for EPs in my hospital. 5 (3) 76 (48) 76 (48) I’m aware of geriatric EM education for EPs, both regionally and nationally. 110 (70) 28 (18) 19 (12) Education in geriatric EM is of high priority for the management of our ED. 77 (49) 53 (34) 27 (17) Education in geriatric EM is of high priority for my EP colleagues. 78 (50) 60 (38) 19 (12) GEM= geriatric emergency medicine * Disagree = Likert score 1 or 2, Undecided = Likert score 3, Agree = Likert score 4 or 5
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