Publications

Jelinski D, Arimoro OI, Shukalek C, Furlong KR, Lang E, Reich K, Holroyd-Leduc J, Goodarzi Z. Rates of 30-day revisit to the emergency department among older adults living with dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. CJEM. 2023 Nov;25(11):884-892. doi: 10.1007/s43678-023-00578-z. Epub 2023 Sep 2. PMID: 37659987.

Furlong K, Patey C. 'Community emergencies' and 'social admissions': so this is how we label and treat older adult patients in the emergency department? CJEM. 2023 Oct;25(10):791-793. doi: 10.1007/s43678-023-00573-4. Epub 2023 Aug 14. PMID: 37580640.

Furlong K, Mercer S, Parsons M. (May 2023). Undertriage of older adults with a lower-acuity triage score in the Emergency Department. Practice Points (10) 79-80.

Furlong, K. R., O’Donnell, K., Farrell, A., Mercer, S., Norman, P., Parsons, M., & Patey, C. (2023). Older Adults, the “Social Admission,” and Nonspecific Complaints in the Emergency Department: Protocol for a Scoping Review. JMIR Research Protocols, 12, e38246–e38246. https://doi.org/10.2196/38246

Posters

Furlong K, O’Donnell K, O’Dea M, Farrell A, Mercer S, Norman P, Parsons M, Patey C. Older adults, the ‘social admission,’ and non-specific complaints in the emergency department: a scoping review. Poster. June 2024. CAEP conference. Saskatoon, SK.

Thorburn E, Perry J, Bradbury-Squires D, Jacques, QR, Parsons M, Mercer S, Furlong K. How ‘geriatric friendly’ are emergency departments in Newfoundland and Labrador? Poster. April 2023. SRPC Rural and Remote Medicine conference. Niagra Falls, ON.

Furlong K, Price R, Brannan V, Devasahayam A, Mercer S, Coffin R, Babb K, Rogers P, Parsons M. Older adults assigned a low triage acuity score: a description of patient characteristics and outcomes in St. John’s, NL. Poster. June 2022. CAEP conference. P61. Quebec City, QC.

Price R, Furlong K, Brannan V, Devasahayam A, Coffin R, Mercer S, Babb K, Rogers P, Parsons M. Older adults assigned a low acuity triage score: A description of patient characteristics and outcomes in St. John’s, NL. Canadian Association for Emergency Physicians (CAEP) Conference. Quebec City, QC (May 31, 2022)

Price R, Furlong K, Brannan V, Devasahayam A, Coffin R, Mercer S, Babb K, Rogers P, Parsons M. Older adults assigned a low acuity triage score: A description of patient characteristics and outcomes in St. John’s, NL. 29th Annual Rural and Remote Medicine Course. Ottawa, ON (April 22, 2022)

Price R, Furlong K, Brannan V, Devasahayam A, Coffin R, Mercer S, Babb K, Rogers P, Parsons M. Older adults assigned a low acuity triage score: A description of patient characteristics and outcomes in St. John’s, NL. 41st Annual Canadian Geriatric Society Conference (Virtual) (April 8, 2022)

Furlong K, Price R, Brannan V, Parsons M, Mercer S. Older adults assigned a low triage acuity score: a description of patient characteristics and outcomes in St. John’s, NL. Poster. April 2022. SRPC Annual Rural & Remote medicine course. Ottawa, ON. Runner-up student poster prize.

Price R, Furlong K, Brannan V, Devasahayam A, Parsons M, Coffin R, Babb K, Rogers P, Mercer S. Older adults assigned a low triage acuity score: a description of patient characteristics and outcomes in St. John’s, NL. April 2022. Canadian Geriatrics Society (CGS) Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM). Oral presentation (resident). Virtual.