Special Issue AEM: Geriatric Emergency Medicine


Academic Emergency Medicine is delighted to announce a Call for Papers for a Special Issue of Academic Emergency Medicine dedicated to advancing the science and emergency care of older adults. As the global population ages, the Emergency Department (ED) plays an increasingly critical role in supporting the complex and diverse needs of geriatric patients. We welcome interdisciplinary perspectives that incorporate geriatrics, emergency medicine, nursing, social work, pharmacy, physical therapy, and health policy. Submissions should highlight how findings can lead to improved clinical outcomes, patient-centered care, or systemic change.

Guest Editors:
  • Christopher Carpenter, MD, MSc, Professor Emergency Medicine and Geriatrics, Emergency Medicine & Internal Medicine
  • Teresita Hogan, MD, Professor of Medicine, Section of Emergency Medicine Section of Geriatrics & Palliative Care, University of Chicago
  • Ula Hwang, MD, MPH, Professor Emergency Medicine and Population Health, Geriatric Emergency Medicine Director, New York University Langone Health
  • Michael Malone, MD, Geriatric medicine, retired. 

This issue aims to encapsulate and spotlight the innovative original reports/research papers, clinical care guidelines, reviews, and case studies that address topics including but not limited to:

  • Novel models of geriatric emergency care delivery
  • Health systems integration and transitional care
  • ED crowding and boarding impacts on older adults
  • ED-based geriatric screening and risk stratification tools
  • Management of polypharmacy and multi-morbidity in acute care settings
  • Caregiver support and shared decision-making in the ED
  • Health access to emergency care and services for older adults
  • Age-friendly health system and the 4M’s approaches to emergency care
  • Geriatric ED systematic reviews, guidelines of care, original reports/research papers or related to delirium, dementia, medications, falls, frailty, palliative care, and elder mistreatment.
    dementia, medications, falls, frailty, palliative care, and elder mistreatment
  • Strategies for enhancing recruitment and retention of older adults in
    emergency care research
  • Economic implications and impacts of emergency care and geriatric syndromes
Pre-submission Inquiries:

Please send an email to Elyssa.grogan@nyulangone.org with your submission inquiries if you plan to submit to the Special Issue and include the topic area or theme.

Submission Deadline: 

October 31, 2025

Submission Guidelines & Instructions:

See Academic Emergency Medicine website for more instructions. https://wiley.scienceconnect.io/login In the Author Cover Letter, please indicate your submission is for the Special Issue on Geriatric Emergency Medicine.

Publication release:

Publication of this special issue is expected Spring 2026. Papers submitted, accepted, and publication ready may be made available through early online access.

Help shape the future of emergency medicine for our older adult population—submit your work today!