93 Geriatric education of Dutch emergency physicians CHAPTER 4 Supplement 5: Scale of GEM education for emergency physicians, N= 157 Statement Yes, n (%) No, n (%) N.a., n (%) Is GEM education offered in your hospital in 2017? 45 (29) 110 (70) 2 (1) Did you follow GEM education in your hospital in 2017? 35 (22) 9 (6) 113 (72) Did you follow GEM education outside your hospital in 2017? 25 (16) 130 (83) 2 (1) GEM= Geriatric emergency medicine; N.a.= Not applicable Supplement 6. Factors associated with emergency physician’s needs for education in GEM, multivariate linear regression analysis Independent variable Beta Std. error 95% confidence interval p-value Having the possibility to consult a geriatrician in the ED -0.28* 0.12 -0.52 and -0.04 0.02 EP aware of available education programs for GEM (both regionally and nationally) -0.63* 0.20 -1.02 and -0.23 <0.01 *Adjusted for: age, gender, years of working experience as an emergency physician, working in an academic hospital, taking sufficient time for GEM education, and experiencing overdiagnosis for >30% of older adults in the ED. GEM= Geriatric emergency medicine; ED= Emergency department; EP= Emergency physician Miscellaneous Patience How to early detect high-risk patients I need better facilities for the admission of geriatric patients How to discuss resuscitation/CPR with older patients Not necessarily skills but a need for better logistics Not so much a need for personal skills, but better skills in a general Procedural Sedation and Analgesia in geriatric patients No specific need, we have already had extensive training about this topic in our hospital What should be done now at the ED and what can be done later? GEM= Geriatric emergency medicine; ED= Emergency department
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