Leadership and Excellence in Older Person’s Emergency Care
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WhenApril 13, 2026 at 08:00 - April 14, 2026
Where
Siemens Building
Siemens Building - Building B-05 - opp. Presidential Flight - Masdar City - SE45 05
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
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Leadership and Excellence in Older Person’s Emergency Care
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Target Audience
- Day 1: Doctors, nurses, health and social care professionals involved in frontline emergency care
- Day 2: Senior ED nurses, emergency physicians, hospital administrators
Learning Objectives
- Day 1: At the end of this day, the participant should be able to:
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- List three key differences in ED care of older adults regarding: falls assessment; general trauma; pain management; abdominal pain; delirium; and medication management.
- Describe a plan to integrate new learning into daily ED practice
- Establish a strategy to change clinical pathways in their home ED regarding care of older patients.
- Day 2: At the end of this day, the participant should be able to:
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- Describe a framework for making improvements in ED care of older adults
- List five changes they would like to make in their home institution -- from small to big – in creating a frailty service
- Access resources and supports to implement change
Date
Monday, 13 April and Tuesday, 14 April 2026
Course fees
$200 AUD – One-day Access
$350 AUD – Two-day Access
Faculty
Dr Rosa McNamara, Emergency Physician, Ireland; Chair of IFEM Geriatric EM Special Interest Group
Dr Rosa McNamara is the Clinical Lead for Ireland’s National Clinical Programme in Emergency Medicine and a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at St Vincent’s University Hospital, specialising in Geriatric EM and medical education. She has led innovative clinical and educational pathways across the UK and Ireland and chairs IFEM’s Geriatric Emergency Medicine Special Interest Group, contributing actively to EUSEM and holding master’s degrees in Gerontology, Medical Education, and Business Administration.
Dr Don Melady, Emergency Physician, Canada; Professor of EM, University of Toronto
Dr. Don Melady is an emergency physician at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, a professor at the University of Toronto, and a leading international scholar in Geriatric Emergency Medicine. He has spent over two decades advancing clinical care, education, and system innovation for older adults, directing Canada’s only GEM fellowship and contributing extensively through research, publications, and global leadership roles.
Dr Danya Khoujah, Emergency Physician, Saudi Arabia
Dr Danya Khoujah is an American board‑certified emergency physician with expertise in geriatric emergencies and medical education; she completed her EM residency and a faculty development fellowship at the University of Maryland in Baltimore.
She lectures nationally and internationally, has authored multiple publications, co‑authored the Geriatric Guidelines 2.0, hosts webinars for the Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative, and is active in ACEP’s Geriatric Emergency Medicine Section.
She lectures nationally and internationally, has authored multiple publications, co‑authored the Geriatric Guidelines 2.0, hosts webinars for the Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative, and is active in ACEP’s Geriatric Emergency Medicine Section.
Dr Farhat Mattoo, Emergency Physician, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Farhat Anjum Mattoo is a leading emergency physician at Dr. Sulaiman Alhabib Hospital (Khobar), holds an MEM and a Faculty Development Fellowship in EM from George Washington University, and teaches in both the MEM and Faculty Development programs.
A FACEE fellow and active IFEM contributor, she leads work in trauma, disaster medicine, emergency ultrasound, gender‑specific issues, and geriatric EM, and is a sought‑after speaker and author advancing patient care.
A FACEE fellow and active IFEM contributor, she leads work in trauma, disaster medicine, emergency ultrasound, gender‑specific issues, and geriatric EM, and is a sought‑after speaker and author advancing patient care.
Dr Arina Kruis, Emergency Physician, Ireland
Consultant in Emergency Medicine at St Vincent’s University Hospital (SVUH) and Lead of the Older Persons Rapid Assessment Hub (OPRAH), specialising in ambulatory emergency care and older adult pathways.
Trained in South Africa and Ireland, with senior roles in retrieval medicine (MICAS) and Geriatric Emergency Medicine, she holds an MSc in Leadership in Healthcare and conducts research in geriatric emergency care, delirium screening, emergency referral dynamics, and multicentre European studies.
Trained in South Africa and Ireland, with senior roles in retrieval medicine (MICAS) and Geriatric Emergency Medicine, she holds an MSc in Leadership in Healthcare and conducts research in geriatric emergency care, delirium screening, emergency referral dynamics, and multicentre European studies.