Managing presentations of the older person

in progress

Due to finish 2021

Summary

Older people use comparably more emergency care services than other age groups and attendance rates to emergency care settings are increasing. This is in part due to the demographic shift Australia is undergoing with a rapidly growing ageing population.

Older people also have complex medical problems with multiple comorbidities and psychosocial needs that require care coordination and multidisciplinary team assessment prior to discharge

This initiative will identify and implement best practice management of emergency presentations of the older person.

Target

Improved clinical practice in the management of emergency presentations of the older person.