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.

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.

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 LO28. CAEP conference. Toronto, ON. CJEM (2023) 25:S1-S108.

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, 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. Poster P61. CAEP Conference. Quebec City, QC. CJEM (2022) 24 (Suppl 1): S1-S100.

Furlong K, Price R, Brannan V, Mercer S, Parsons M. Older adults assigned a ‘low-acuity’ triage score: A description of patient characteristics and outcomes in St. John’s, NL. April 2022. SRPC Rural and Remote Medicine Conference. Ottawa, ON. Tie for top student poster prize.

Oral Presentations

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