Department Blog
Geriatric Emergencies: A Discussion-Based Review was published by Wiley Blackwell earlier this month. Amal Mattu, MD, served as its editor-in-chief and Jon Mark Hirshon, MD, MPH, PhD, as an associate editor. Chapters were contributed by Phil Magidson, MD (on the topic of ethical issues and end-of-life care, co-authored with Dr. Hirshon, and geriatric EDs); Nicholas Santavicca, MD, and Mike Winters, MD ("Back Pain”); Mercedes Torres, MD, and Siamak Moayedi, MD ("Dyspnea in the Elderly”); and Michael Bond, MD, and Ken Butler, DO (“Elder Abuse and Neglect”).