James Hardy

TL;DR: The GEAR 2.0 Advancing Dementia Care Consensus conference ranked research priorities that included the need for more approaches to recognize more effectively and efficiently persons who may be at risk for cognitive impairment and dementia, while balancing the importance of equitable screening, purpose, and consequences of differentiating various forms of cognitive impairment as mentioned in this paper .

TL;DR: Establishing frequent and redundant communication strategies does not necessarily address the anxiety and interpersonal tension produced by uncertainty and equivocality in crises, so centralization and democratization of crisis communication can reduce anxiety, improve coordination, and promote a safer workplace and patient care environment.

TL;DR: A tiered approach to caring for the agitated patient is discussed, including early recognition of escalating behavior, verbal de-escalation techniques, the use and choice of medication and route for symptom control, and concepts related to physical restraint, special populations, and bias.

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors examine associations between how emergency department (ED) staff experienced information communicated by leaders during the COVID-19 pandemic and their experience of burnout and teamwork.