The American Geriatrics Society and the National Council of State Emergency Medical Services Training Coordinators are pleased to bring you Geriatric Education for Emergency Medical Services (GEMS), a new national continuing education curriculum. The exciting new program is the first of its kind – designed specifically for First Responders, EMTs, Paramedics, and any other emergency care provider. The proportion of the aged in society today is greater than ever before, and growing faster than any other segment of our population. Current indications are that approximately 34% of calls for emergency medical services, or 3.4 million emergency responses involve patients over the age of 60. GEMS represents the most credible and complete source of prehospital medical information for the older population. The GEMS course is designed to address all of the special needs of the older population, including the geriatric objectives as identified in the EMT-Basic, Intermediate, and Paramedic National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) National Standard Curricula.

The GEMS course is innovative, comprehensive, and highly visual with:

• Case-Based Lectures - The GEMS lectures cover the most important points that need to be emphasized. This is done through the use of case studies, which start students thinking about how they would treat a similar case in the field.

• Live Action Video - Containing real-life footage from the field, these clips illustrate hands-on skills covered in the GEMS course.

• Hands-on Skill Stations - The GEMS Skill Stations are an important part of helping students practice the hands-on aspects of what they earn by reading the text, listening to the lectures, and watching the GEMS video.

• Small Group Scenarios - The scenarios help students apply information from all aspects of the GEMS course.
  1. Aging
  2. Normal Changes with Age
  3. Communicating with Older People and Their Caregivers
  4. End-of-Life Care Issues
  5. Assessment of the Older Patient
  6. Falls
  7. Trauma and Musculoskeletal Disorders
  8. Respiratory Emergencies
  9. Cardiovascular Emergencies
  10. Neurological Emergencies
  11. Psychiatric Emergencies
  12. Other Medical Emergencies
  13. Pharmacology and Medication Toxicity Emergencies
  14. Elder Abuse and Neglect
  15. Improving Quality of Life
   

For more information, please fill out our course interest form.

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