Episode 69: Frailty In The ED
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A PODCAST LECTURE BY Patrick Boreskie
24/01/23
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SPEAKER Bio
Patrick Boreskie
Patrick Boreskie is an Emergency Medicine physician in Winnipeg, Canada. Outside of his work in the resuscitation bay, Pat is a sports medicine physician, transport physician, and a Digital Scholars Fellow. His research interests include Free Open Access Medicine and frailty-aware care.
LECTURE SUMMARY
This talk will serve as an introduction to the term "frailty" and how the assessment of frailty is an underutilized and important part of acute care medicine. The increased adverse outcomes associated with increased frailty will be discussed, and the differentiation between advanced age and frailty will be highlighted. There are many existing tools for frailty assessment, so after a brief overview of their historical roots, notable and well-studied assessment tools for the emergency department will be presented. The lecture concludes with implementation ideas and initial steps for investing in frailty-aware care.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this activity, you should be able to:
Be able to define frailty
Understand why frailty-aware care is important in the emergency department
Be able to determine frailty status in the emergency department using validated tools