Leiden GEM Conference

How can we improve acute care for older patients?

This was the question to start with on Leiden Geriatric Emergency Medicine Conference, which took place on October 24th. With 13 (inter)national speakers and more than 150 professionals we discussed this theme. The diverse background off all attendees provided room for discussion. Not only ED-physicians, geriatricians and internists were present at the conference, but also nurses, homecare professionals, managers and others. Together they came up with challenges and tips to implement in daily practise.

This conference was organized in collaboration with the Taskforce Geriatric Emergency Medicine of the European Union Geriatric Medical Society (EUGMS) and the European Union Society for Emergency Medicine (EUSEM).

Organisation

Conference organiser
L.C. Blomaard	MD	LUMC, dep Gerontology & Geriatrics
Conference project group
Dr. S.P. Mooijaart	Internist-geriatrician	LUMC, dep Gerontology & Geriatrics
Dr. B. de Groot	Emergency physician	LUMC, Emergency Department
J. de Gelder	MD	LUMC, dep Gerontology & Geriatrics
J.A. Lucke	Emergency medicine resident	LUMC, Emergency Department
A.M. Booijen	Nurse	LUMC, Emergency Department
F.A. de Croock	Nurse	LUMC, Acute Medical Unit
Dr. A.J. Fogteloo	Internist, medical manager AMU	LUMC, Acute Medical Unit
Prof.dr. J. Gussekloo	Professor in primary care	LUMC, PHEG
Advisory board
S. Turpin	Geriatrician resident with fellowship in Geriatric Emergency Medicine	Edinburgh, UK
Prof.dr. S.P. Conroy	Geriatrician & Honorary Professor	Leicester, UK
Dr. C. Nickel	Emergency Physician and Deputy head	Basel, Switzerland
Dr. J. Banerjee	Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Quality Improvement Fellow	Leicester, UK
C.N. van Beuzekom	Project manager	LUMC, dep Gerontology & Geriatrics