Geriatric Emergency Departments: Changing Care Patterns within the EDDr. Kevin Biese serves as an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine (EM) and Internal Medicine, Vice-Chair of Academic Affairs, and Director of the Division of Geriatrics Emergency Medicine at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill School of Medicine as well as a Vice-Chair of the Board of the UNC Health Care Senior Alliance. He also serves as a consultant with
West Health, a San Diego based philanthropic organization dedicated to improving care for older adults. With the support of the
John A. Hartford and West Health Foundations, he is the co-leader alongside Dr. Ula Hwang of the national
Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative, serving as PI of the implementation arm. He is grateful to chair the first Board of Governors for the
ACEP Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation Program, which has now improved the quality of care in over 370 emergency departments in 40 states and 4 countries.
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