Wednesday 17 May | 11:00-12:15

Format: Workshop
Stream: Population and public health
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Chair: Andreas Rudkjøbing, Danish Health Authority; Denmark

PART ONE – Making a difference – person-centred, safe and reliable elderly care in communities

The patient safety awareness in community care in Denmark has celebrated 10 years of experience. In this session we will share how pressure ulcers can be eliminated in nursing homes, how the number of medication errors can be decreased to a minimum, how assessment of deterioration in the elderly has improved the quality of care and the experiences of co-design with the elderly in nutritional care. We will share the unexpected side effects, like professional pride and reduction in sick leave. Finally, we will discuss the challenges of a safety programme in municipalities.

After this session, participants will be able to:

• Describe the elements of a safety programme for community care


• Discuss how reliable care processes can be designed, tested and applied


• Discuss how co-design with vulnerable elderly people can be included in a national safety programme

Bodil Andersen, Danish Safety for Patient Safety, Denmark

Vibeke Rischel, Danish Society for Patient Safety, Denmark


PART TWO – Identification of frail elderly by an interdisciplinary geriatric team in the acute care hospital ward to reduce length of stay and support safe discharge

We will describe how an interdisciplinary geriatric team (IGT) in the acute care ward identifies frail elderly patients.

The team performs a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) on frail patients over 65 years, communicates with primary health care and either (1) prepares a comprehensive discharge plan or (2) arranges for a transfer to relevant hospital ward.

The presentation will illustrate team organisation, patient flow, workflow and patient follow up post-discharge. Outcome data for 2022 will be presented, including length of stay, readmission rates, patient satisfaction rates, patient perspectives and team member experiences.

After this session, participants will be able to:

• Understand the benefits of early screening of geriatric patients for frailty by an interdisciplinary geriatric team in the acute care ward


• Appreciate how the interdisciplinary geriatric team utilises a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment


• Know how co-operation with primary health care ensures patients’ safe and effective treatment in an accelerated discharge process that reduces length of stay and improves patient satisfaction


• See the patient perspective of the frail geriatric patients screened by the IGT. Hear their thoughts on the screening while in the acute care ward and how the discharge plan actually worked once discharged

Benedikte Wanscher, NSR Hospitals, Zealand Region, Denmar