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Scientific Assembly

Plenary Session

Session: Plenary V

Battle of the Ages: A Discussion on Geriatric Emergency Medicine Controversies (Plenary V)

Wednesday, April 9, 2025
9:00am – 9:45am ET
Location: Versailles - 2nd Level
CE: 0.75 CME Credit
Geriatrics Recorded Session

    Speaker(s)

  • Danya Khoujah, MBBS, MEHP, FAAEM (she/her/hers)

    Emergency Medicine Attending
    AdventHealth Tampa
    Tampa, Florida

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

    • Co-Speaker(s)

  • Phillip D. Magidson, MD, MPH, FAAEM

    Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
    Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Baltimore, Maryland

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

    • Session Moderator(s)

  • Andrew Phillips, MD

    Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
    DHR health
    McAllen, Texas

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

  • Julie T. Vieth, MD FAAEM FACEP

    Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
    University of Vermont
    Shelburne, Vermont

    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Disclosure(s):
Danya Khoujah, MBBS, MEHP, FAAEM: No financial relationships to disclose
Phillip D. Magidson, MD, MPH, FAAEM: No financial relationships to disclose
The care of geriatric patients is often complicated by unique physiologic, social, and ethical challenges. In caring for these complex patients, emergency physicians attempt to balance evidence-based practice with efficient, patient-centered care. The lines between evidence-based practice, expert opinion, and historical dogma in geriatric patients are blurry. This session will focus on the top challenges emergency physicians face in the care of geriatric patients. Through case-based learning, this session will present the evidence and rationale for varying approaches to such challenges with a point-counterpoint presentation by two experts in the field of geriatric emergency medicine. Audience participation and input will be sought as we seek to answer these challenging questions and provide emergency physicians with the tools necessary to care for our older adult patients.

Learning Objectives:

  • Develop a step-wise approach to an older adult presenting to the ED with delirium
  • Develop a step-wise approach to tackling challenging clinical questions when caring for geriatric patients
  • Identify resources that can assist with difficult decisions in caring for geriatric patients