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Australian recommendations for the integration of emergency care for older people: Consensus Statement
Author(s) -
Lowthian Judy A,
Arendts Glenn,
Strivens Edward
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
australasian journal on ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.63
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-6612
pISSN - 1440-6381
DOI - 10.1111/ajag.12535
Subject(s) - statement (logic) , specialty , consensus conference , medicine , public relations , action (physics) , nursing , acute care , isolation (microbiology) , political science , family medicine , health care , law , physics , quantum mechanics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Objectives Management of older patients during acute illness or injury does not occur in isolation in emergency departments. We aimed to develop a collaborative Consensus Statement to enunciate principles of integrated emergency care. Methods Briefing notes, informed by research and evidence reviews, were developed and evaluated by a Consensus Working Party comprising cross‐specialty representation from clinical experts, service providers, consumers and policymakers. The Consensus Working Party then convened to discuss and develop the statement's content. A subcommittee produced a draft, which was reviewed and edited by the Consensus Working Party. Results Consensus was reached after three rounds of discussion, with 12 principles and six recommendations for how to follow these principles, including an integrated care framework for action. Conclusion Dissemination will encourage stakeholders and associated policy bodies to embrace the principles and priorities for action, potentially leading to collaborative work practices and improvement of care during and after acute illness or injury.